Mary A. Ellison will, 1859

Title:

Mary A. Ellison will, 1859

Date:

1860

Creator (Personal):

Ellison, Mary A.

Description:

This document is the last will and testament of Mary Ellison that discusses the distribution of her finances, estate and personal items. Makes the notation that she leaves her daugher Harriet "my negro slaves" listed as Binah, George, May, Robert, Betsey, Jerry, Sam, Jane, Sukey, Sukie's children, Lizzie, Caroline and Eliza.

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ellison, Mary A.

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Slaveholders, Wills, Plantations, Nineteenth century, Decedents' estates, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Abbeville County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-0872

Date Digital:

2021-06

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

256510