Jack, Molly, Lydia, Ben, and Hetty, Alabama, 1842

Title: Jack, Molly, Lydia, Ben, and Hetty, Alabama, 1842
Description: From the handwritten diary of Basil Manly Sr., recounting the inheritance of these enslaved people, ages 51, 49, 21, 13, and unknown (a child), respectively, as his wife's portion of the estate of her father, Zebulon Rudolph.

Manly was a plantation owner in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. At the time, he was also president of the University of Alabama. Rudolph was a plantation owner in Lowndes County, Alabama.
Transcript: [page] 259
1842
Servants from Z. Rudolph
Tues. Jan. 11 I find that my good old Father Rudolph has sent me 5 servants, old & young - viz - Jack 51 years old, Molly 49, Lydia 21, Ben 13, & Hetty, child of Lydia, born Nov 10th 1840 - These servants are a part of my wife's portion of his estate.
Date: 11 January 1842
Coverage: Tuscaloosa and Lowndes Counties, Alabama
Source: Digitized item (link to specific page)
Is Part Of: Manly family papers (MSS.0900); Finding aid