Estate Records of Thomas H. Harper
Dollars 10.00 By the twenty fifth day of Dec next I promise
to pay John H. Drake for <illegible> ten dollars for value Recd
Jany the 27th 1842.
Thomas H. Harper
This is to show that I have heard from Iamus F. White the agent of John H. Drake
for a family of Negroes consisting of a woman by the name of Venus and her seven
children, which woman and children I obligate myself to furnish with the
following articles of clothing--The woman with three suits of clothing, one of wooling
goods, the children be clothed with two suits of clothes, the largest girl of the said
Negro woman is to have shoes and blanket and her boy is to have shoes, hat and blanket and
her daughter Manah is also to have shoes and blanket.
Thomas H. Harper
$137.50 on the twenty-fifthe
day of December next I promise to pay Phebe Bey on bearer one hunred and thirty seven
dollars and fifty cents for the hire of a Negro boy. Feb the 23rd 1843
Thomas H. Harper
The State of Alabama, Macon County
Know all men by this <illegible> that I John J. Harper Jr. Adm. of the estate of
Thomas H. Harper Deceased have this day sold at Public Autory by virtues of an order of
the Hon. Judge of this orphans court of said county. Two Negroes Charlie &
Polly. Charles a boy about twenty-five years of age and Polly about the
same age and John J. Harper, Sen. being this Highest & Best Bidder. The
Negroes were auctioned off at the price Charles Seven Hundred and Seventy Nine Dollars and
Polly at Six Hundred & Seventeen Dollars. I do hereby warrant the Negroes sound
except the boy Charles which is <illegible> and far from the <illegible> and
<illegible> of any other person so far am I am authoris as adm. aforesaid. Given
under my hand & seal. Feb 6th 1844
John J. Harper, Jr. Amds. of the Esate of Thos H. Harper Dead
C A Pinkston
The State of Alabama, Macon County
By virtue of any order granted to the subscriber by the Honorable Judge of the Orphans
Court of Macon County to sell certain personal property belonging to the estate of Thomas
H. Harper Late of said county Deceased to hereby submit the following report that on the
Fifth & Sixth Days of February Eighteen Hundred & Forty Four (1844) & after
advertising as required by law I preceded to sell the following discribed personal
property to the Persons for the sums following to Wit.
Samuel Nunn
Negroe Boy Named Jessie 731
" "
" Reason
751
" "
" Ellick
732
Littleton Wynn
Negroe Boy Named John 800
John J. Harper, Sen.
Negroe Girl Named Polly
617
Negroe Boy Named Charles 779
1860
Harper, John Jackson
Harper, Lwesson
Minor Heirs of Thomas H. Harper
Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Thomas H. Harper Deceased as made by Elam
Willbanks, John H. Harrison, Dudley A. Ruthledge, John Eady & Robert Wynn the
appraisers appointed by the Honorable Judge of the Orphan Court of Macon County &
State of Alabama.
Note: The dollar value could represent hiring fees owed to the estate by the
above noted appraisers. Further documents show that Thomas Harper hired out his
slaves and received compensation.
| Negro | Man | Named | Edmond | 600. |
| Do | Do | Do | John | 7.50 |
| Do | Do | Do | Charles | 7.50 |
| Do | Do | Boy | Rea* | 6.00 |
| Do | Do | <illeg.> | Ellick | 6.00 |
| Do | Do | Do | Jesse | 6.75 |
| Do | Do | Do | Simon | 7.00 |
| Do | Do | Woman | Polly | 2.75 |
| Do | Do | Do | Sidney | 5.75 |
| Do | Do | Do | Roody ? | 6.00 |
| Do | Do | Do | Mina ? | 4.00 |
The inventory of the property of L.T. & J. J. Harper, minor heirs of Thomas Harper deceased as <illegible> for the Honorable Probate Court of Macon County in the State of Alabama.
| Boy Charles | 1200.00 |
| Do John | 1900.00 |
| " Betty | 1200.00 |
| " David | 600.00 |
| " Bula | 200.00 |
| Probable balance owe for Alabama Report | 125.00 |
| balance on Mei* report | 39.00 |
| June 6th 1860 | $5164.00 |
C. C. Flanagan
C. C. Flanagan as Guardian in Account Current with
<illegible>
To amount of Lwesson portion of the hire of Boy Charley for the year 1848
- $48.33
To amount of Lwesson portion of the hire of Boy Charley for year 1849
33.33
To amount of Lwesson portion of the hire of Girl Betty 1849
10.00
To amount of Lwesson portion of hire of Boy Charley for 1850
41.60
Girl Betty for the year 1850
15.00
For Lwesson portion of the Hire of Boy John 1850
5.00
148.26
For Lwesson portion of Charles hire during the year 1851
50.00
For Lwesson portion of the hire of girl Betty 1851
25.00
For the hire of John during the year 1850
10.00
For Lwesson <illegible> portion of the James Harper Estate Des.
200.00
433.26
Balance in favor of <illegible>
<illegible>
Note: John J. Harper also received an equitable portion as Lwesson.