Drury Murray property appraisement, 1864 December 21

Summary

Creator:

Murray, Drury, 1787-1862

Date:

1864 December 21

Extent:

1 item(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Drury Murray property appraisement, ms3687, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of the appraisement of the personal property in the estate of Drury Murray done by J. F. Miller, James Lasseter, J. F. Market, and Joseph Thomas. Appraisement lists 19 enslaved persons, their perceived monetary value, and the name of the enslaver to whom they are being transferred. Names of enslaved persons as follows: Hamp, Amanda, Ann, George, Cheny, Dick, Mary, Sally, Isaac, Eliza, Silva, Warren, Ada, Elizabeth, Marian, Lucinda, Rose, George Edmund, Martha

Biographical / historical:

Drury Murray (1787-1862) lived in Sumter County, Georgia. Murray married Susan Champion (1795-1878), of North Carolina, in 1833 and they had a son John W. F. Murray (1845-1920).

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slaves -- Georgia -- Inventories.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Estates (aggregate property)

Preferred citation:

Drury Murray property appraisement, ms3687, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.