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Preferred Citation

Daniel Payne Estate inventory, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gary A. Barranger- Class of 1973, Law 1976.

Content Description

A 10 page estate account inventory record by Daniel Payne, the executor of Lawrence Washington's estate, Wakefield Plantation in Westmoreland Co., VA. The inventory names 18 enslaved people. 3 unnamed enslaved children are also listed. Also included is a postcard with an image of Wakefield.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series, Series I: Administrative papers

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Gary A. Barranger- Class of 1973, Law 1976
• Inventories
• Real estate management
• Slavery
• Slavery--Southern States--History
• Slavery--United States--History--19th century
• Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century
• Westmoreland County (Va.)--History--19th century