An inventory of the goods, "chattels" and personal property of Mrs. Hannah Tait which includes sixty-seven enslaved persons and their valuations. The following pages include items brought forward and twenty-three enslaved persons in possession of Mrs. Shackleford.
The Estate Book of Hannah Tait, 1836-1860, records the financial accounts for the estate of Hannah Tait with Robert F.W. Allston as executor. The beginning of the book contains the last will and testament of Hannah Tait in which she outlines her wishes for the division of her estate and paying off of debts. Tait leaves her daughter Elizabeth Shackleford her enslaved persons but if Shackleford dies, the enslaved persons are to be "sold at a private sale to humane masters." The book also includes a copy of the inventory and appraisement of the enslaved persons.
A letter from John Cheeseborough to his aunt Elizabeth Frances Blyth discussing the hiring of the enslaved man York. Makes notation that he would be "very unwilling to sell him where he could not be with his family."
A bill of sale for eight enslaved persons from the estate of John Coachman to Robert F.W. Allston for $2,565. The names of the enslaved persons are Betty, Tom, Nancy, Ben, Candy, Sucky, Kezia and Jack.
A bill of sale for seven enslaved persons for $4,000 from Robert F.W. Allston to Mary Allston, widow of the late Joseph Allston. The names of the enslaved persons are Moses, Maria, Rebecca, Prince, Sandy, Lizy and William.
The last will and testament of Robert F.W. Allston outlining his wishes to pay his debts by selling portions of his estate. Robert Allston's wife Adele Allston and sons Benjamin and Robert Jr., each receive one-third part of the estate. The second page, dated one year later, includes an addendum on the death of Robert Allston Jr., and the division of the estate between Robert Allston's wife Adele and their son and daughters.
