Manuscript Volume 3, 1852-1854

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SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY CHAPEL HILL. N. C.

# 1095, FRANCIS TERRY LEAK Typed volume 3, composed of Ms. volume III, part 1, 1852 - 1854

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DIARY of FRANCIS TERRY LEAK (1803-1864)

Mississippi

Contents of manuscript volume III (in series of five volumes) consisting of the years 1852-54

Copied from originals given by Mrs. Gerard Badow Holly Springs Mississippi

for permanent preservation in the SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Diary of

Francis Terry Leak

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This page, included in the accounts and therefore not copied, is herewith duplicated, as an explanation of the settlement of the James W. Crawford property, constantly mentioned in the diary.

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Report of Commissioners appointed to divide the negro property of James W Crawford's estate

To Bassett G. Lawrence Judge of the Probate Court of Marshall County, State of Mississippi

The undersigned Commissioners appointed by this Court, at the last December term thereof, to divide the negro property of the late James W. Craawford among his heirs, or distributees, report that, having first given five days notice to John W. Crawford, the only one of the distributees resident in this County or State, two of their number not at the plantation of decedent on the 20th Jan'y 1853; but that, owing to the absence of the other members of the Commission they adjourned over to the 25th instant, -- of which adjournment they verbally notified the said John W Crawford then present; -- at which adjourned meeting at the plantation aforesaid & time aforesaid, the said John W Crawford heirs again present & waiving all exception to the notice given him as will appear by the paper annexed hereto marked C they proceeded to discharge the duty assigned them by dividing said negro property [??] seven shares designated 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7, & then assignees, by lot said shares to the distribution as follows, viz:

Lot No 1 was assigned to the children of Elizabeth Porter deceased " " 2 " " William W. Crawford. " " 3 " " Harriet A. Steele " " 4 " " Martha W. Loring " " 5 " " Jane W. Leck " " 6 " " John W. Crawford " " 7 " " Thomas W. Crawford

The paper marked A. accompanied this report, exhibits the witness of the service of the first notice spoken of above

The paper marked B, also accompanying this report, shown in detail the names & value of the Slaves assigned to each distributee

And your Commissioners further report that to equalize the shares among the distributees, they do hereby award that Martha W. Loring pay unto Harriet A Steele Seventy five 71/100 dollars ($75 71) & unto Thomas W Crawford Twenty three 58/100 dollars ($23 58); that John W Crawford pay unto William W. Crawford, forty nine 29/100 dollars ($49 29); & that the heirs of Elizabeth Porter pay unto Wm. W. Crawford one 42/100 dollars ($1,42), unto Jane W. Leck seventy one cents ( 70), & unto Thomas W Crawford twenty seven 14/100 dollars ($27,14)

January 25th 1853

Caleb Cox seal Solomon Crouch seal W. H. Corington seal

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