Bradley County (Arkansas) Estate Sale of Enslaved Persons
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Scope and Content Note
Official account, signed by Bradley County Clerk W. H. Wheeler, listing the names of eleven enslaved persons belonging to the estate of James. T. Bragg, the names of the enslavers purchasing, and the price paid. Enslaved persons included in this bill were Marion, Solomon, Jerry, Sterling, Anniea, who was mentioned as being accompanied by an unnamed child, Evilia, Linnifer, Sally, and Marzu, who was also mentioned as being accompanied by an unnamed child.
Dates
- 1860
Creator
- James T. Bragg Estate (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Extent
.001 Linear Feet (1 item)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The Bradley County (Arkansas) Estate Sale of Enslaved Persons were purchased by Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1991 from South by Southwest Books of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Processing Information
Processed by Kim A. Scott; completed in September 1991.
Finding aid language was updated by Adam Heien in October 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Creator
- James T. Bragg Estate (Organization)
Source
- South by Southwest Books (Fayetteville, Ark.) (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Bradley County (Arkansas) Estate Sale of Slaves
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kim A. Scott
- Date
- Septembter 1991
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 10/24/2023: Finding aid revised by Adam Heien in October 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu