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Slavery: Inventory of Slaves Set Free

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Slavery: Inventory of Slaves Set Free
1864 Alabama Slave Inventory. An inventory of property belonging to the estate of a Mr. Collier who has died and whose property has been transferred to A.S. Collier. Dated June 30, 1864, (Greene County, Alabama), 8 pages, on 8" x 5" ruled paper sewn together, Choice Very Fine. The date is probably that of the original issue of the inventory and used by the recipient of the slaves to be reimbursed for the value of the slaves after they were emancipated. The inventory includes: "...Twenty three (23) slaves, who by the proclamation of Gen. Canby in May, 1865, and also, by an act of the Ala. State convention in Sep 1865; were set free." The slaves are listed by name and family, and two new births are noted which were not in the original inventory. This part of the document occupies the first 1-1/2 pages; the rest is filled with other property.