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Hawkins Estate

Jackson County MO

December 3, 1839

Female Enslavers Inheritance

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Description

The court orders that the administrator of the Williamson Hawkins estates turns over all of the enslaved people in the estate to his widow Rebecca Hawkins, on the condition that she pay taxes on them and “clothe them comfortably for the different seasons.”

Party 1 (Typically the Seller)

John Smith, Williamson Hawkins

Party 2 (Typically the Buyer)

Rebecca Hawkins

Source

Jackson County Clerk Records Volume 3

Item Number

Hawkins82591

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