Oscar valued at $550.00 in John Crosby Jr. Probate Inventory
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Title
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Oscar valued at $550.00 in John Crosby Jr. Probate Inventory
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Description
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John Crosby Jr. was a wealthy southern planter in Monroe County, Mississippi, who passed away in 1841. At his death, his land and property, including Oscar and over twenty other enslaved people, were divided among his descendants. In the probate inventory of Crosby’s estate, Oscar was valued at $550. The probate settlement that followed awarded Oscar to John’s son William Crosby.
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Date
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1841
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Source
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John Crosby, Probate, Monroe County, Mississippi, 1842, Mississippi, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1780–1982, John Crosby, Mixed Estate Records, Case 139, images 267–68.
