Petition #20185711

• Dallas County, Alabama. October 26, 1857. - January 18, 1858.
• Court: Probate
• Salutation: To the Honorable Thomas G. Rainer, Judge of the Probate Court for the County of Dallas in the State of Alabama

Abstract

Thomas U. Robinson, administrator of the estate of Enoch Watkins, deceased, requests permission to sell four slaves to pay debts, including two-year-old Henry, seven-year-old Jane, and eleven-year-old Margaret.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Report of Sale of Slaves, Thomas U. Robinson, Administrator of Estate of Enoch Watkins, 15 February, 1858
• Pages of related documents: 2

7 people are documented within petition 20185711

• 4 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner
• 2 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Dallas County Courthouse, Selma, Alabama

• Records of the Probate Court, Estates

Subjects

• Purchase/Sale (enslaved family)
• Auctions
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Family kept together (Black)