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Jonathan Burford summons

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2212
Abstract

A summons from Jonathan Burford, Circuit Court clerk, to the sheriff of Lawrence County, Alabama, asking the sheriff to compel John P. Broadnax, William F. Broadnax, and William Faxhall to pay debts.

Dates: 1821 May 1

J.J. Ricks and William Hines plantation rental agreement with Martha Jones

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2211
Abstract

A legal contract in which J.J. Ricks and William Hines rent Martha Jones' plantation in Lawrence County, Alabama.

Dates: 1825 November 22

William Todd and John H. Bilks slave rental invoice

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2213
Abstract

A contract between William Todd and John H. Bilks employing hands of William Todd's estate for the commencement of a cotton gin.

Dates: 1841 - 1842

William S. Wright letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2210
Abstract

A letter from William S. Wright of Pittsford, Vermont, to Emerson R. Wright in Greenville, Alabama. The letter discusses education, family matters, and the evils of slavery.

Dates: 1840 February 24