George Hulse, Guardian, petitions the Probate Court to sell slave John. "Minor is the owner of a certain Negro man named John in the State of Mississippi; that said Negro is old and infirm and is likely to become a loss to the estate by reason of death or a charge by reason of infirmity..." Probate Court authorizes the Guardian to sell the slave on the "best terms he can procure."
Date(s) of Creation
3/1/1858
Other Names and Numbers
Other Names
Name Type
Enslaved
Other Name
John
Name Type
Enslaver
Other Name
Cordray, Laura (Minor heir to estate of David Cordray)
