Carpenter, Conrad, estate inventory Conrad Carpenter estate inventory MSS 16265

Conrad Carpenter estate inventory MSS 16265

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Identification

MSS 16265

Title

Conrad Carpenter estate inventory 1829

URL:

https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/376

Quantity

0.03 Cubic Feet, One folder in a legal document box BW10.

Language

English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16265, Conrad Carpenter estate inventory, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on December 8, 2016.

Biographical / Historical

Conrad Carpenter was a slave owner, and indian fighter from Kentucky, and likely an acqaintance of Daniel Boone

Conrad Carpenter estate inventory, 1829, 0.03 cubic feet, is a court ordered appraisal of the estate in Lincoln County, Kentucky and includes a Negro girl. Also of note are $5590 of itemized promissory notes, $8490 of silver, and $1190 of commonwealth paper.