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AED[SLAVERY] Appraisal of 18 Named Slaves in Kentucky
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LiveDec 13, 2040
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- Lot Description
Appraisal for the estate of James McKinney decd. Madison County, Kentucky, 17 August 1860. 4 pages, 4to. Docketed to verso. Framed to 21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. Informational plaque on frame recto.
A complete appraisal for the estate of James McKinney from Madison County, Kentucky. He died in April 1860 and appeared to have had a relatively large estate that included more than 40 enslaved persons. Only 18 were on his property at the time of his death and were therefore listed by name and monetary value: "One Negro Woman Elizabeth... $100..00 / [One Negro] Boy Jefferson Jr... 600..00 / [One Negro] Do. Younger... 400..00 / [One Negro] Woman Hannah & child Lizzie... $1000..00 / [One Negro] Do. Amanda... 800..00 / [One Negro] boy John David... 250..00 / [One Negro Boy] Anthony... 800..00 / [One Negro] man Waller... 100..00 / [One Negro] Woman Louisa... 900..00 / [One Negro] man Moses... 700..00 / [One Negro man] Jefferson Sr... 1000..00 / [One Negro] Woman Sally... 800..00 / [One Negro] girl Mary... 700..00 / [One Negro] Boy Gus... 600..00 / [One Negro] Girl Jane... 350..00 / [One Negro] Boy Amos... 1100..00 / [One Negro] Girl Polly... 600..00 / [One Negro] man Jack... 1200..00"
Overall, McKinney's estate was quoted at being worth more than $16,000, of which three-quarters of came from the list of named enslaved individuals.
James Russell McKinney was born on 6 August 1792 Fauquier County, Virginia. It's unsure when he moved to Madison County, Kentucky, but he was established there by 1815 for the birth of his first son, David. He then married David's mother, Eleanor Black, the following year. The couple proceeded to have at least 11 more children, four of which are listed as having "one note," presumably one of McKinney's slaves, on the appraisal. By the time of his passing, four of his children and his wife preceded McKinney in death. There is no record of what McKinney did to purchase this many enslaved individuals, nor is there record of how many total he owned.
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[African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs]
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