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Papers relating to the estate of Benjamin Jones (Wm. C. Lane and Franklin Raborg, administrators). (1) Receipt of Mrs. Jones to Anne Fine, signed Anne Fine, St. Louis County, May 18, 1837, for $5 for delivering a black woman. (2) Report of slaves belonging to the estate of Benjamin Jones, hired out until Christmas next at public auction at the late residence of the deceased, by order of the administrators of the estate on June 20, 1837. Includes names of slaves hired out, to whom hired, and amount of wages until Christmas. Document sworn and subscribed to by Wm. Carr Lane and Franklin Raborg, August 7, 1837. (3) Report of the slaves belonging to the estate of Benjamin Jones, hired out until January 1 next at public auction at the courthouse door in the city of St. Louis by order of the administrators of the estate on January 1, 1838. Includes names of slaves hired out, to whom hired, and amount of wages until January. (4) Receipt signed Rachel Wetherspoon, St. Louis, April 16, 1838, for $10 for delivering Negro named Kitty of child and attendance. (5) Receipt signed G.W. Call, St. Louis, February 1, 1839, for medical attendance he provided. (6) Receipt signed A. Hoffman, St. Louis, February 16, 1839, for digging grave for Rachel’s child, belonging to the estate of Benjamin Jones. (7) Receipt signed Margaret Brown, St. Louis, February 20, 1839, “for services rendered Rachel in her confinement, a slave belonging to said estate.” (8) Printed blank summons to testify at a trial in the city of St. Louis, dated 183-. Notation on verso reads, in part, “. . . on account of Ramsay C. Jones, a minor.”, 1837-1839

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.

Dates

  • 1837-1839

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 Cubic Feet ( (7 folders (96 items)))

Language of Materials

English