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Conrad Carpenter estate inventory

 Collection — Box: BW 10, Folder: 1 [X031589366]
Identifier: MSS 16265

Scope and Contents

Conrad Carpenter estate inventory, 1829, 0.03 cubic feet, is a court ordered appraisal of the estate in Lincoln County, Kentucky and includes a Negro girl. Also of note are $5590 of itemized promissory notes, $8490 of silver, and $1190 of commonwealth paper.

Dates

  • Creation: 1829

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

Conrad Carpenter was a slave owner, and indian fighter from Kentucky, and likely an acqaintance of Daniel Boone

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (One folder in a legal document box BW10.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on December 8, 2016.

Title
Conrad Carpenter estate inventory
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
6/28/17
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States