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- Estate Inventory of Ruben Wood, Filed April 20, 1801 -

- April 20, 1801
- Collections - Artifact
Estate Inventory of Ruben Wood, Filed April 20, 1801
- Estate Inventory of Lawrence McDonald, Filed January 17, 1818 -

- January 17, 1818
- Collections - Artifact
Estate Inventory of Lawrence McDonald, Filed January 17, 1818
- Estate Inventory of Pewterer Robert Palethorp Jr., April 18, 1822 -

- April 18, 1822
- Collections - Artifact
Estate Inventory of Pewterer Robert Palethorp Jr., April 18, 1822
- "Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Mr. Chisholm...," circa 1850 - The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. This estate inventory lists the monetary value of household goods and slaves owned by a Mr. Chisholm.

- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
"Inventory and Appraisement of the Estate of Mr. Chisholm...," circa 1850
The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. This estate inventory lists the monetary value of household goods and slaves owned by a Mr. Chisholm.