The historical archive of slavery documents includes:
1) 1858 printed and manuscript tax receipt for Scott County with "Slaves" caption (tape repairs and discoloration).
2) Feb. 25, 1859 two-page letter, Jones County, written by Julia C. Bryan. "... the Negroes are doing very badly that is hired out, they are sick dying and running away and I am obliged to stay here and hear it all... Mr. Jo Allen took too girls with children one of them had one child, she died last Monday night and another child he wants me to send and take the child she carried there home." Damp stains.
3) Aug. 20, 1861 probate court document, six pages, Wilcox County, Alabama, listing 35 slaves with their names, ages and value.
4) Two-page inventory and bill of sale for property sold by James Harding to Edward Le Compte on Nov. 1, 1862 including "Woman Mary & child for balance of year."
5) Probate document ("annual exhibit of guardian"), Jan. 29, 1864 referencing "Hire of all the Negroes" (delicate with scattered loss).
6) Nine-page printed and manuscript legal document, Snow Hill, Wilcox County, Alabama, Dec. 9, 1865. It is a transcription of testimony in a legal proceeding regarding an estate and its current market value. It mentions "Negro cabins" several times.
7) Extensive last will and testament of Arthur M. Lewis, Nov. 15, 1860, Marengo County, Alabama, with endorsement of probate judge. Directs the disposition of slaves among the heirs.