Petition #20185013

• Macon County, Alabama. November 11, 1850. - January 2, 1851.
• Court: Probate
• Salutation: To the Hon Lewis Alexander Judge of the Probate Court of Macon County Ala,

Abstract

W. C. McIver, administrator of the estate of the late W. W. McLester, claims that it is necessary to sell the slaves in McLester's estate in order to pay debts, and that such a sale is "manifestly for the interest and advantage of the heirs."

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: Account of Sale of Property, Estate of W. W. McLester, 2 January 1851
• Pages of related documents: 1

26 people are documented within petition 20185013

• 16 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner
• 9 Others

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Citation information

Repository: Macon County Courthouse, Tuskegee, Alabama

• Records of the Probate Court, Probate Court Records 1850-1853
• Page: 28, 49

Subjects

• Purchase/Sale (enslaved family)
• Purchase/Sale prices (enslaved)
• Family kept together (Black)