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Batesville (Ark.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lawrence County (Arkansas Territory) Sheriff Notice of Sale of Enslaved Persons

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1139
Scope and Content Note

Handwritten legal notice, signed by Charles Kelly, calling for a court-ordered sale of enslaved persons owned by James Rupell to take place at Batesville on October 27, 1824. Judgment in favor of the estate of Patrick McMannis, deceased. Enslaved persons in the sale were Moses, an approximately 40-year-old man, Lew, an approximately 40-year-old woman, and Mel, an approximately 22-year-old man.

Dates: 1824