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1 | 3 | John Haw estate, 1827 |
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| | | | Sale of the property belonging to the Estate of John Haw, deceased , 1827 March 6 |
| | | Names enslaved persons: Wyatt, Nelson, Jordan, and Pleasant. Also names enslavers listed as purchasers. James Upshaw cited as estate executor |
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| | | | Affidavit of Betsey Ham, sale of enslaved persons, 1827 January 5 |
| | | Certifies to the Inferior Court of Elbert County Betsey Ham's wish that enslaved persons "now in [her] possession" be sold. Testified by Samuel Ham. The enslaved persons are not named |
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| | | | Application to sell personal property, including enslaved people--estate of John Ham, 1826 December 9 |
| | | Three separate notifications, addressed to Sophia Ham, Sucky Ham, and Samuel Ham. |
| | | "You are hereby notified that application will be made on the first Monday in January next to the honorable Inferior Court of the County of Elbert while sitting for Ordinary purposes for leave to sell a part of the personal property together with some of the negroes belonging to the estate of John Ham, late of Elbert county, deceased ..." Signed James Upshaw, executor. Enslaved persons are not named |
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1 | 9 | 1834 |
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| | | | Receipt of transfer naming an enslaved person, Willis, 1834 October 28 |
| | | Transfer to Leroy Upshaw as bequethment of the last Will and Testament of John Upshaw. James Upshaw, Executor. Signed Elbert County |
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| | | | Receipt of sale naming enslaved persons Seaborn and Umphrey, 1834 December 4 |
| | | Transfer to Leroy Upshaw as bequethment from estate of John Upshaw. Signed Elbert County |
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| | | | Application to the Inferior Court of Elbert County -- Legatees of the Last Will of John Upshaw, 1834 October |
| | | Legatees named as follows: LeRoy [Leroy] Upshaw, V. Smith (guardian for the minor heirs of George Upshaw), Elizabeth B. Hardman, M. C. Upshaw, and Ann Stubbs. Application does not name enslaved persons. |
| | | "[We] Do hereby certify to your honours That it is to our Benefit and Interest that a division of the Negroes Belonging to the Estate of said Deceased, be divided agreeable to the said Will" |
| | | | "Oath of the partitioner of the Estate of [John] Upshaw", 1834 December 3 |
| | | Signed Benajah [?] Houston, Thomas Jones, Haley Butter, [Thomas] Burton |
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| | | | Receipt of sale naming enslaved persons Silvy and Asbury, 1834 December 4 |
| | | Transfer to Middleton C. Upshaw as bequethment from estate of John Upshaw. Signed Elbert County |
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| | | | Receipt of sale naming enslaved persons Jack, Numon, and Isbel, 1834 December 4 |
| | | Transfer to V. Smith, Guardian for the Minor heirs of George Upshaw as bequethment from estate of John Upshaw. Signed Elbert County. Testified by B. Houston |
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| | | | Receipt of sale naming enslaved persons Solomon, Vitch, and Sam, 1834 December 4 |
| | | Transfer to Ann Stubbs as bequethment from estate of John Upshaw. Signed Elbert County. Testified by B. Houston |
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| | | | Receipt of sale naming enslaved person Daniel, 1834 December 4 |
| | | Transfer to Ann Stubbs as bequethment from estate of John Upshaw. Signed Elbert County. Testified by B. Houston |
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| | | | Receipt of sale naming enslaved persons Jerry, Roda, and William, 1834 December 4 |
| | | Transfer to V. Smith as bequethment from estate of John Upshaw. Signed Elbert County |
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1 | 11 | 1836 |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 3 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Stephen Ham |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 9 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed [James] Ham |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 3 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Stephen Ham for John W. Black |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 3 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Willis R. Ham |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 3 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Stephen Ham for John Ham |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 3 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Stephen Ham for William Ham |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 4 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Richard Fortson for Easter Fortson |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 5 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed William Glenn [Junior] |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 4 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Richard Fortson |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 7 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Willis R. Ham for Samuel Ham |
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| | | | Receipt from sales of estate, including enslaved persons, 1836 February 9 |
| | | Receipt of two hundred and ninety five dollars, proceeds "from the sale of Negroes belonging to [the estate of John Ham, deceased]." Signed Sophia Ham. Testified by Martin Bond |
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| | | | John Downer versus James Upshaw -- concerning an enslaved woman named Hannah, 1836 March |
| | | Elbert County, Georgia, Inferior Court. "The Petition of John Downer humbly sheweth that James Upshaw of the State and county aforesaid has damaged your Petitioner one thousand Dollars ..." |
| | | Names an enslaved woman Hannah, described as "afflicted with a disease called incontinency of Urine -- with Diabetes and a disease of the Bladder and other diseases not known to your petitioner ..." Signed "Davis [and] Harper," attorneys for plaintiff. James Upshaw named as executor of Estate of John Ham, deceased |
| | | | Receipt -- payment after division of estate of John Upshaw (deceased), including sale of enslaved persons, 1836 February 5 |
| | | "Received of James Upshaw Executor of the last Will [and] testament of John Upshaw late of Elbert County [Deceased] the Sum of Five Hundred and fifty Eight Dollars Thirty three Cents In full of the amount Due Joel Hardman In the Division of the Negroes" |
| | | Signed Elizabeth B. Hardman and Middleton C. Upshaw, administrators. Testified by James Brawner. Enslaved persons are not named |
| | | | Receipt -- from James Upshaw (Guardian for the minor heirs of George Upshaw) to William B. Nelms, 1836 January 19 |
| | | payment "for entering [and] drawing a certified copy of the order of court for the division of the negroes [and] recording said division ..." Enslaved people are not named |
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| | | | Receipt -- sum paid for midwifery care for unnamed enslaved person, 1836 July 23 |
| | | Midwife named as "Mrs. Lawremore". Louisa E. Upshaw named as enslaver of unnamed enslaved person giving birth. James Upshaw named as Guardian for Louisa E. Upshaw (a minor) |
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