Cosby, Overton, fl. 1800-1806 [Ordering the appraisal of slaves]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.08 Author/Creator: Cosby, Overton, fl. 1800-1806 Place Written: Urbanna, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 28 April 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Ordering list of men to appraise the enslaved people and personal estate of John Humphries. Court copy. The men ordered to perform the appraisal are Staige Davis, Peter Robinson, David Palmer and Gabriel Jones. Court copy.
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