Inventory of people enslaved by Henry Bourguin, 1779 December 11

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1779 December 11

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 list)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Inventory of people enslaved by Henry Bourguin, ms 1205. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a handwritten estate inventory created December 11, 1779, by Henry Bourguin's daughters. The inventory includes a list of the people enslaved by Bourguin, including name with approximate preceived monetary value, and is divided into three columns showing the division of his estate by his three daughters.

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection is available through the Digital Library of Georgia: https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1205

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slave records -- Georgia.
Slaves -- Georgia -- Inventories.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery.
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Estate inventories.

Names:

Bourguin, Henry, -1779? -- Estate

Preferred citation:

Inventory of people enslaved by Henry Bourguin, ms 1205. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.