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Lot 225
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
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Live / Cincinnati
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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Bill of appraisement of the estate of Revolutionary War soldier Moses Endicott, listing two enslaved persons. Bourbon County, KY, 19 May 1834.
3pp, 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 in., bifolium, folds, toning, occasional spotting, some creasing. Docketing to terminal leaf.
The bill of appraisement lists two enslaved persons and their values, including "Stephen"...."to serve until the 5th day of September 1837," value $160, and "Jinny"..."25 years of age to serve for life," value $350.
Moses Endicott (1759-1834) was a member of the North Carolina militia and fought from 1778-1781 in the southern theater of operations. He settled with his family in Bourbon County, KY, where he and his brothers built a church in 1790 called the Endicott Meeting House.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States