Petition #20284101

• Phillips County, Arkansas. September 14, 1841. - October 1845.
• Court: Probate
• Salutation: To the Honbl. John S Horner

Abstract

William Moore, administrator of the estate of Jesse J. Shell and guardian of one of Shell's children, and E. K. Harris, guardian of another child, ask that the property in the estate, including sixteen slaves, be sold at public auction and that the proceeds be divided among the Shell heirs.

Result: Granted.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Inventory, Estate of Jesse J. Shell, 14 October 1841; Guardian's Reports, 8 May 1846
• Pages of related documents: 8

19 people are documented within petition 20284101

• 16 Enslaved
• 2 Petitioners
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: Phillips County Courthouse, Helena, Arkansas

• Records of the Probate Court

Subjects

• Enslavers without land
• Assessed Value (enslaved)
• Enslaver (minors)
• Family kept together (Black)