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G. Dorsey estate vendue list

The collection consists of a list of the sale of the effects of the late Mr. G. Dorsey, by his administratrix Eliza Dorsey, and administrators, David Stewart and William Moore. The list gives buyers' names, articles bought, and prices. Instructions for the auction state that "minors, servants, and slaves who may bid not to be noticed by the crier."

More About This Collection

Creator
Moore, William
Stewart, David

Date of Original
1808

Subject
Estate sales
Executors and administrators
Auctions
Dorsey, G.--Estate
Slavery--Georgia
Slave trade--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slaves--Georgia
Slaveowners--Georgia

Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018

Medium
estate inventories

Type
Text

Description
The collection consists of a list of the sale of the effects of the late Mr. G. Dorsey, by his administratrix Eliza Dorsey, and administrators, David Stewart and William Moore. The list gives buyers' names, articles bought, and prices. Instructions for the auction state that "minors, servants, and slaves who may bid not to be noticed by the crier." Amounts under one dollar and thirty-three cents to be cash. Purchases over this amount to be allowed credit for 6 months. Total estate amounted to $228.10. Mr. Dorsey may have been a blacksmith, for the most expensive item sold was: "1 pair Smith's bellows, and anvil and sledge - $40.00," also a quantity of old iron, wagon wheels, tongues, etc. were sold.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_0863

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights