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    Appraisal of a plantation owned by Elisha King listing 43 enslaved persons

    Written by
    Sanders, S. W., American, died 1853
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    King, Elisha F., American, died 1852
    Edmunds, John, American, born 1813
    Mobley, Green B., American, 1807 - 1877
    Belcher, Obadiah, American
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1852
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (31.5 × 20 cm)
    Description
    An appraisal conducted on September 10, 1852 on a plantation owned by Elisha F. King in Bibbs County, Alabama. The appraisal is handwritten with blue ink, recorded on both sides of a single sheet of blue paper, folded in half to make four pages. Written in the top left corner of the front side is “State of Alabama / Perry County.” The document begins “Perry City personally appraised before me Sh[illegible] W. Sanders an acting Justice of the Piece [sic] in for said count John Edmond, [illegible] B. Moolley, Obadiah Belcher commissioners appointed by the House J. F. Bailey Judge of the probate court of Perry County for the purpose of appraising the personal property belonging to the estate of the late E. F. King…” The appraisal goes on to list the property at the plantation in Bibbs County, Alabama, over two pages. Making up the majority of the property are fourty-three enslaved men, women and children, listed as "negroes" with names and prices ranging from $350 to $1000. The enslaved are identified as:
    Sarah & Child, Lucy & Child, Lane & 2 Children, Betty, Amy & 2 children, Mariah, Anacy, Tilda & 2 children, Catherine, Ann, Nelly, Rachael, Lizy, Susan, Mahaby, Phelan, Joseph, Caroline, Stokes, Jordain, Aalade, Dotia, Frank, Jacob, Merida, Noah, Sam, Moses, Fil, Jack, Isrel, Ben, Elijah, George, Mat
    In addition to the enslaved persons, the property listing includes ten mules, also identified with names and prices, six cows and calves, 5 head of sheep, and other livestock; spades, hoes, iron wedges, blacksmith tools, a cotton gin and other plantation tools, a lot of bacon, and household furniture.
    On the opposite side of the paper is a one page signed statement by Edwin W. King verifying the appraisal listing, dated September 21, 1852, and another page with the title "List of notes belonging to E of E.F. King." The page lists 15 debts with names, due dates, and amounts totaling $2617.60.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Perry County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Bibb County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    appraisals
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Business
    Children
    Domestic slave trade
    Families
    Finance
    Men
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd536222db7-c134-4c26-8e72-7f328acf2329
  • William S. Leventhal Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Leventhal, William S., American, born 1946
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
    Summer Community Organization and Political Education, American, founded 1965
    Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    April 13, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:02:18
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.82.1a, 2011.174.82.1b, 2011.174.82.1c, 2011.174.82.1d, 2011.174.82.1e, 2011.174.82.1f, 2011.174.82.1g, and 2011.174.82.1h.
    Willy Siegel Leventhal discusses his childhood in California, his experiences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1960s, and his involvement in the Summer Community Organization and Political Education Project (SCOPE). Leventhal describes what it was like to be a Jewish child in a mostly Catholic community and how his childhood experiences informed his later activism and identity. Baseball was especially important to him, as he witnessed the first Jewish and African American ballplayers desegregate the Major Leagues. Leventhal became active in SCOPE during his first year at UCLA, after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visited campus to recruit students. Leventhal describes the SCOPE training in Atlanta, and he shares his memories of living and working in Macon and Americus, Georgia.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0082
    Place collected
    El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Baseball
    Civil rights
    Education
    Religion
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.82.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565b4d60c-6074-44f9-8758-c3b39a4e5def
  • Contract signed by Otis Redding for "Mr. Pitiful"

    Created by
    East Publications Inc.
    Subject of
    Redding, Otis, American, 1941 - 1967
    Cropper, Steve, American, born 1941
    Stewart, Jim, American, born 1930
    Date
    1965
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A contract signed by Otis Redding. The contract has black print on legal paper with signatures on the bottom right of the front. The contract establishes the payment distribution regarding the song "Mr. Pitiful" between writers Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and Stax/Volt record executive Jim Stewart.
    Place depicted
    3226 Commodore, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    2582 Capewood, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    contracts
    Topic
    Business
    Law
    Soul (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.50.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5115d053f-8c37-4b6a-b8c2-1f34658b195a
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