The collection includes correspondence between Captain Charles MinorBLACKFORD and his wife, Susan Leigh (COLSTON) BLACKFORD, written mostlyduring the Civil War. The collection also contains other family correspondence,including typescripts of letters from Captain BLACKFORD and typescripts of lettersfrom James G. MINOR, a freed slave in Monrovia, Liberia, to his former mistress, MaryBerkeley (MINOR) BLACKFORD, of Virginia.
Digitized scan of a Bill of Sale recording the sale and transfer of enslaved person Peggy Dean to Charles Minor Blackford in March 1846.
The original document, which has been partially laminated, is held in JML Manuscript 1793, the Blackford Family Collection, Box 1, Folder 22 at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Blackford Family Collection Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Collection Includes Correspondence, Lists Of Enslaved Persons, A Letter From James G. Minor In Monrovia, Liberia, And Other Papers Related To The Blackford Family.
Parts of this collection have been digitized and are available under the Blackford Family Collection ITEM SET.
Digital images of pages from the Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1793: Blackford Family Collection, Box 1, Folder 3.
Digital scan of document entitled "Registry of Negroes, Ages-Births-Sales as December 12th, 1858". The two-page typewritten document is held at Jones Memorial Library in manuscript collection 1793, the Blackford Family Collection, in Box 1, Folder 2.
The document names and enumerates 21 enslaved persons from the Blackford estate in 1858. First names are listed; no surnames are listed.
Although the list is titled as of December 12, 1858, it includes the names of enslaved persons born and deceased after that point in time and therefore appears to be a list of persons enslaved by Blackford until their emancipation at the end of the Civil War.
Named enslaved persons include: William (Big Bill), Gabe, Alley, William, Jack, Thomas, Maria, Jane, Jenney, Ellen, Mary, Dick, Henry, William, Fanny, Caroline, Becky, Henry, Beverly, Caleb, and Charles.
Of the 21 enslaved persons on the list, three are named William (ages 37 years, 25 years, and 4 years) and two are named Henry (one aged 6 years and one born March 1858).
In addition to the names of the enslaved persons the list includes two typed notes, with one note mentioning a colt.
The materials in this folder include typed transcriptions and photostatic copies of newspaper obituaries and primarily photocopies of handwritten information entered in family bibles.
There is one handwritten two page list with names and birthdates of persons titled "Ages of Negro Children Belonging." The birthdates for these enslaved persons span from 1815 to 1836. It is presumed that these persons were enslaved by the Blackford family
Digital scan of document entitled "Registry of Negroes, Ages-Births-Sales as December 12th, 1858". The two-page typewritten document is held at Jones Memorial Library in manuscript collection 1793, the Blackford Family Collection, in Box 1, Folder 2.
The document names and enumerates 21 enslaved persons from the Blackford estate in 1858. First names are listed; no surnames are listed.
Although the list is titled as of December 12, 1858, it includes the names of enslaved persons born and deceased after that point in time and therefore appears to be a list of persons enslaved by Blackford until their emancipation at the end of the Civil War.
Named enslaved persons include: William (Big Bill), Gabe, Alley, William, Jack, Thomas, Maria, Jane, Jenney, Ellen, Mary, Dick, Henry, William, Fanny, Caroline, Becky, Henry, Beverly, Caleb, and Charles.
Of the 21 enslaved persons on the list, three are named William (ages 37 years, 25 years, and 4 years) and two are named Henry (one aged 6 years and one born March 1858).
In addition to the names of the enslaved persons the list includes two typed notes, with one note mentioning a colt.
Digital scan of "Family Record of Births - Marriages - Deaths with which is added a short Family History of The Blackfords-Colstons-Minors-Carters-Marshalls-Fishers collected and prepared by C.M. Blackford, Lynchburg, Virginia"
This family history is part of Jones Memorial Library manuscript collection 1793, the Blackford Family Collection. The document is held in typed format in Folder 1-1.
The scanned replica has been divided into three parts.
