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Copy of William Hays Paxton Ledger
- Title
- Copy of William Hays Paxton Ledger
- Description
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This ledger contains the financial records of William Hays Paxton in the final years of his life, toward the end of the American Civil War. It includes information about his debts, debts owed to him, and his personal property. Pages 27 & 28 list enslaved individuals in the possession of Mr. Paxton and his daughter, Margaret Virginia Paxton (implied).
Names of the enslaved individuals belonging to Mr. Paxton and their ages in 1865: Edy (45); Julia (26); Lizzie (15); Isaac (32); Ihe (32); Alped (34); Dave (33); Andrew (32); Bill (29); Stephen (28); Henry (15); Ellen (40); Joe (19); Lydia (24); Lydia Jr. (10); Sally (14); Jeff (26); Susan (35); Mary (15); William (12); Frank (11); Laura (10); Cornelius (8); John (20); Jack (15); Tom (13); July (10); Jake (10).
Names of the enslaved individuals belonging to Miss Paxton and their ages in 1865: Bach (19); Henry Jr. (14); Joe P. (24); James (26); Jerry (11); Dinah (60); Julia (30); Israel (40); Smith (23); Anderson (20); Frank (19); Hardy (14); Edward (10); Tom (8). - Coverage
- Louisiana, United States; Mississippi, United States
- Creator
- William Hays Paxton
- Date
- ~1866
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Lottie Lieb Dula retains copyright on these records. The digitized copy of the records is in the public domain and intended solely for free, public access. Any usage of the digitized copy of these records should be cited as coming from the Center for Family History at the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, from the personal collection of Lottie Lieb Dula.