Petition #21086101

• Hinds County, Mississippi. filing started December 4, 1861.
• Court: Probate
• Salutation: To the Honl. J. W. Robb, Judge of the Probate Court of Hinds County Mississippi

Abstract

John F. Watson, guardian of Susan M. Watson, seeks permission to hire out her slaves for 1862 "by private contract." Due to "the present pecuniary Embarrasments, resulting from the war now pending," Watson "fears said negroes will hire, Either at public auction or by private contracts, at prices greatly below their past hires."

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: PARs #21084511, #21084710, #21084711, #21084805, #21085101, #21085201, #21085302, #21085303, #21085304, #21085402, #21085501, #21085905, #21086008, #21086501
• Pages of related documents: 0

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Citation information

Repository: Hinds County Courthouse, Raymond, Mississippi

• Records of the Chancery Court, Second District, Estates, Old Series

Subjects

• Civil War, impact of
• Enslaver (minors)