Estate Papers of Richard Call Keith

Original Title

Rare Slavery Documents - Call Keith, Richard Will and Testament 11 pgs

Devised Title

Estate Papers of Richard Call Keith

Date

1863

Creator

State of Florida See all items with this value

Contributor

James N. Eaton

Description

The rare 1863 will and testament from Richard Call Keith provide documentation of his wishes to pass down his property. This document includes not only a written statement but also a list of all of the slaves he had ownership of. The list includes each of their names, ages, health conditions, and prices.

Primary Subject

1800-1899 See all items with this value

Racism See all items with this value

Agriculture See all items with this value

White supremacy movements See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Additional Techniques

Print

Measurements

L:20.8cm x W:10.9cm

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0012_100_01_B02_F01

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0161

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

James N. Eaton, Sr. Collection

Collection

Rare Slave Documents See all items with this value

Language

English

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