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List of men, women and children owned by E. Westmore in 1860

June 1860

Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This handwritten one page, double-sided document is titled "Slaves Belonging to E. Westmore / for June 1860." On one side of the document is a list men's first names and their ages, with dark diagonal slash marks crossing out last names and birthdates. A few names have additional notes of "Mulatto" or "Indian." There are 25 men total. The other side of the document is titled "Women + female Children" and lists 32 names and ages, with dark diagonal slash marks crossing out last names and birth dates. A few names have additional notes of "Mulatto" or "Indian."

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Catalog reference: 2011.104.38

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