Stanton family papers, 1834, 1844.

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Stanton family papers, 1834, 1844.

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Stanton family papers consist of an act of sale, dated Nov. 17, 1834, for two slaves purchased by William Stanton of Natchez, Miss., from slave traders Isaac and James R. Franklin of Sumner County, Tenn.; and an agreement, dated July 1, 1844, between the law firms of Montgomery & Boyd, Quitman & McMurran, and S.S. Prentiss stating the manner of distribution of fees for legal services in the case of the American Colonization Society vs. Isaac R. Wade et al. The court case concerned the execution of the will and codicil of Isaac Ross of Jefferson County, Miss., who had bequeathed his slaves and proceeds from the sale of his estate to the American Colonization Society, an organization founded in 1817 to assist free black people in emigrating to Africa. Isaac R. Wade was the executor of Isaac Ross's estate. The validity of the will was ultimately sustained by the Supreme Court.

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Franklin, Isaac, 1789-1846

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Franklin, James Rutherford

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Ross, Isaac, 1765-1836

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Montgomery & Boyd.

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Prentiss, S. S. (Seargent Smith), 1808-1850

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Seargent Smith Prentiss was born and educated in Maine; moved to Natchez, Miss.; was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Vicksburg, Miss. He was a member of the state house of representatives (1836-1837) and a U.S. Representative for Mississippi (1838-1839). From the description of Seargent S. Prentiss papers, 1788-1851. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 307576475 Orator and politician of Vicksburg, Miss. From the description of ...

Quitman & McMurran.

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Wade, Isaac R.

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American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

Stanton, William.

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Stanton family.

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