William Mills' Will, 1802

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- Title:
- William Mills' Will, 1802
- Date:
- 1802
- Creator (Personal):
- Mills, William
- Description:
- This document is the last will and testament of William Mills where he discusses the distribution of his properties and items. Makes notation on the first page that he leaves his son Thomas "my two negroes Jacob and Binah." On the second page, he makes the notation that he leaves his son Henry "my negro wench Maryanne," his son Robert, "my two negro men Dunder and Jeffrey" and his daughter Sarah, "my two negro girls named Jinney and her sister Cate." On the third page, makes the notation that he leaves to William Mills, "a negro boy about the age of (14)."
- Collection Title:
- Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- South Carolina Historical Society
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Mills, William
- Topical Subject:
- Slavery, Slaveholders, Wills, Plantations, Nineteenth century, Decedents' estates, and Enslaved persons
- Geographic Subject:
- South Carolina
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 43-0798
- 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:
- 256491
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