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- Sale 1118
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Feb 28 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1118
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$300 – $500
Receipt for $135 as part payment of "distribution share of a negro + land belonging other heirs of Jeremiah Kyser". 22 June 1847. Approx. 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. on blue paper. -- Receipt for $140 as "Guardian for Jeremiah Kyser MInor...being the distribution share of the proceeds of a certain negro Boy Slave by name John and also of a certain lot of lands." 8 September 1847. 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. -- Receipt for $172.15, his wife’s share of the proceeds “of the land + a Negro boy.” 8 September 1847. 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. -- Receipt for $30 to John Privoret for "guardianship for Jeremiah Kyser [Jr.] per the sale of the land + Negro." 18 October 1847. 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. -- Receipt for $40 in part payment. 18 October 1847. 7 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. -- Together, 5 manuscript receipts regarding the estate of Jeremiah Kyser, Sr., each [Wilcox County, Alabama], condition generally fine, uneven edges, occasional toning, minor offsetting.
Jeremiah Kyser of Wilcox County, Alabama died in 1839 but his estate was not apparently settled until 1847.
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Katie Horstman
VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Archive of inheritance receipts for the estate of Jeremiah Kyser (1792-1839), including the sale of an enslaved person named John. [Alabama], 1847.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/2a75b1bd-9f18-4df0-9d2d-49315e79d1d9?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)