In 1861, George G. Armistead signed a thirty-thousand-dollar security bond in behalf of James B. and Young A. Gray, administrators of the estate of Elizabeth Childress, deceased. Now, Armistead asserts, the Grays are fighting between themselves, are insolvent, and Young Gray has left the state. Several estate slaves are imprisoned "at expense." He asks to be discharged from his responsibility; otherwise, he contends, he will sustain a substantial loss. Accounts of Elizabeth Childress with James B. Gray reveal hiring rates for two slaves, Lucinda and Isaac.
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Repository: Lauderdale County Courthouse, Florence, Alabama
