Dowries Comparison Lists

[Verso]
Isaac ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎭
Iris

Squire

Joice.
Lucinda. ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎪
⎭

Sarah.

Sandy.

Sousy.

Barret
Judy Hix
Tim
Austin
York.
Philip ⎫
⎪
⎪
⎭
Thamar.

Rachael

[. . .] Lucy
Scilla.

Nelly

[. . .] Letty
PhilissPhyllis

Sophia.
Sally

Clarinda.

Goliah.
Val.
Martin.
Lucy

Zachary.
Betsy.
Melinda
31.
[Recto]
Jack 38 Val. 37
Billy abt 29 Philip 29
Tom 23 Martin 20
Sandy 22 Tim 19
Jeffry 21 Austin 18
Sam 20 York 16
Lundy 26 Isaac 22
John 15
Lewis 8 Sandy 8
Johnny 7 Goliah 6
Mingo 5 Sousy 4
George 3 Squire 4
Harry 2 Barret 2
Davy 2 [. . .] Zachary 1
Joyce. 1.
14. 14.
Pat Kennon 40. Judy Hix abt 40
Scilla. 28 Lucinda. 36
Sarah 26 Phyllis 26
Betty 23 Thamar 24
Lucy 21 Iris 22
Joan abt 19 Scilla. 19
Phyllis 18 Lucy Sally 17
Betty 16 Sally Lucy 17
Molly 13 Betsy 14
Judy 10 Melinda 10
Peg. 10 Sarah 11
Suckey 10 Clarinda. 9
Abby 6 Rachael 7
Patty 4 Nelly 3
Polly 4. Sophia. 2
Scilla. 4 Scilla’s 1
Nancy 2. Thamar’s 1
17 17
Manuscript (Massachusetts Historical Society, Loose n.d. 22 [list of slaves]);
A single page torn in half. The Verso is a list of enslaved individuals involved in Maria Jefferson Eppes’ marriage settlement, ca. Sep. 1797. The Recto is an age comparison of all enslaved individuals involved in Thomas Jefferson’s daughters’ marriage settlements. Ages in the right-hand column are calculated from 1797 for Maria Eppes’ marriage, and those in the left-hand column are calculated from 1790 for Martha Randolph’s marriage.

Source Information

Author Thomas Jefferson
Date [Sep. 1797]
Place of Origin