Petition #21085533

• Yalobusha County, Mississippi. filing started December 6, 1855.
• Court: Probate
• Salutation: To the Honorable T A Cheves Judge of the Probate Court of Yalobusha County Missi

Abstract

William Purdie, guardian of John, Joel, Egbert, Joshua, and Ellen Hill, states that his wards' father, Joel Hill, died "leaving a considerable real and personal estate," which has been partially divided among some of the heirs. The petitioner asks that the portions of the estate due his wards be placed into his possession and that commissioners be appointed to ascertain the value of the property.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #21085337, #21085411, #21085531, #21085532; Commissioners' Reports, 7 February 1854 and 16 February 1855; Report of Hire, 24 February 1855
• Pages of related documents: 12

38 people are documented within petition 21085533

• 29 Enslaved
• 4 Defendants
• 1 Petitioner
• 4 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Yalobusha County Courthouse, Coffeeville, Mississippi

• Records of the Chancery/Probate Courts

Subjects

• Hiring value (enslaved)
• Crops (Cotton)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Enslaver (minors)
• Inventory (enslaved)