List of men, women and children owned by E. Westmore in 1860
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Object Details
- Owned by
- Rouzee Family, American
- Caption
- This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.
- Description
- This handwritten one page, double-sided document is titled "Slaves Belonging to E. Westmore / for June 1860." On one side of the document is a list men's first names and their ages, with dark diagonal slash marks crossing out last names and birthdates. A few names have additional notes of "Mulatto" or "Indian." There are 25 men total. The other side of the document is titled "Women + female Children" and lists 32 names and ages, with dark diagonal slash marks crossing out last names and birth dates. A few names have additional notes of "Mulatto" or "Indian."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
- June 1860
- Object number
- 2011.104.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- financial records
- lists
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 12 1/2 x 8 in. (31.8 x 20.3 cm)
- Place made
- Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Rouzee Family Papers
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- Business
- Children
- Families
- Finance
- Men
- Slavery
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.104.38
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd534962f4f-b720-46af-801f-8fc068ed79e1
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