York, Jack (Guild), Jack (Dearing), and 36 others, Alabama, circa 1831

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Title: York, Jack (Guild), Jack (Dearing), and 36 others, Alabama, circa 1831
Description: Partial handwritten list of enslaved members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa in 1831, from the 1831-1866 record book.

The list contains roughly 200 names total.
Transcript: [Not a strict transcript. Reformatted so as to more clearly render tabular data, with some abbreviations spelled out for clarity.]

York (Preacher), owned by B. B Fountain
Jack (Class Leader), owned by Dr. Guild
Jack (Exhorter), owned by Capt. Dearing, License taken away July 24th 1831 - and expelled Jany 17th 1833 for immorality
Simon, owned by Capt Dearing, expelled
Prince, owned by Capt Dearing
Daniel, owned by Capt Nickels, Dismissed by letter May 25th
David, owned by Capt Nickels, Expelled May 25th Intemperance
Midie, owned by Perry, Died [?] Nov. 1831 - In [?] -
Aaron, owned by Brower
Harrison, owned by Brower, Removed
Williams, owned by Brower
George, owned by Colgin, Leader
Peyton, owned by Colgin, Removed by letter
Manuel, owned by Colgin, Removed
Flemin, owned by Colgin, Removed by letter
Cap[?], owned by Colgin, Removed
David, owned by Tanner, Removed
David, owned by Fears, Removed by letter 19th July 1832
Manuel, owned by Perkins, Expelled Jany 17th 1833 Immorality
Johnson, owned by Banks, Leader
Peter (Preacher), owned by Banks
Caleb, owned by Banks
Webster, owned by Banks
Harry, owned by Banks, Removed
Kitt, owned by Banks
Larkin, owned by Banks
Thomas, owned by Banks
Bugg, owned by Inge, Expelled May 5th Intemperance
Daniel, owned by Inge
Samuel, owned by Cocks
Ned, owned by Cocks
Saba, owned by Cocks
Miles, owned by Edw. S[?], Expelled
Sandy, owned by Dr. J. Owen, Expelled July 1st 1832
David, owned by Parish
Abram, owned by Dr. S. Meek, Expelled Oct 9th 1831 [this entry repeats, without a date listed the second time]
Thomas, owned by Dr. S. Meek
Harrison, owned by Dr. S. Meek
Date: Circa 1851
Coverage: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Source: Digitized item (link to specific page)
Is Part Of: First United Methodist Church records (MSS.0519) -- material loaned for digitization

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Media: York et al 1831