21484120https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/21484120TennesseeSumnerCounty21101841County19101842Countygranted104Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TennesseeRichard Franklin, administrator of the estate of the late William Franklin, seeks permission to sell a slave named Mary for the "purpose of enabling him to make a division" of Franklin's estate between his two heirs. He deems it "impracticable" to make an equal division between Franklin's widow, Nancy, and his son, Gallant, without a sale.Purchase/Sale (enslaved children)AuctionsPurchase/Sale prices (enslaved)