Thomas Hunter Forrest's Will, 1806
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- Title:
- Thomas Hunter Forrest's Will, 1806
- Date:
- 1806
- Creator (Personal):
- Forrest, Thomas Hunter
- Description:
- This document is the last will and testmament of Thomas Hunter Forrest. Includes the notation that he bequeathed his entire estate, including slaves (referenced as negro slaves) and household furniture, to "a certain mulatto boy named Frank or Frederick and lately emancipated by me." In the event that the boy dies before he reaches the age of twenty-one, the estate is bequeathed to the "Orphan House in the City of Charleston." Also makes the notation that his executors see that Frank or Frederick recieved a "good English education," learns a trade and that the "wench Sarah" is not to be sold in order to take care of Frank or Frederick.
- Collection Title:
- Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- South Carolina Historical Society
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Forrest, Thomas Hunter
- Topical Subject:
- Slavery, Slaveholders, Wills, Plantations, Racially mixed people, Nineteenth century, Decedents' estate, and Enslaved persons
- Geographic Subject:
- South Carolina
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 43-0805
- 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:
- 256503
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