Recently, I noticed details between these lists that literally did not add up. Perhaps because this involves math, I'm having difficulty puzzling it all out.
Here is the valuation list giving the name, age, and value of each of the family members:
- Betty, 53 - $20
- Harry, 40 - $275
- Kate, 38 - $60
- Milly, 37 - $100
- Betty, 26 - $200
- Arianna, 25 - $200
- Mary, 22 - $200
- Hester and child, 17 - $220 [my guess: $200 for her and $20 for the child]
- Perry, 14 - $160
- Jerry, 14 - $180
- Sarah, 13 - $135
- Tom, 13 - $160
- Phill, 12 - $150
- Eliza, 11 - $120
- Prissa, 11 - $120
- Henny, 11 - $50
- Frederick, 9 - $110 (marginal note on document: "later known as Fredk Douglass")
- Nancy, 9 - $90
- Henry, 7 - $85
- Kitty, 7 - $70
- Stephen, 8 - $100
- William, 5 - $75
- Arianna, 5 - $5
- Caroline, 2 - $25
- Angelina, 2 - $25
- Maria, 1 - $20
- Harriott, 1 - $10
- Charles, 5 - $70
- Tom, 2 - $30
Neither this list nor the distribution list give any clues to the relationships among these slaves, although other documents do.
Here is the distribution, with each heir receiving slave property valued at $935. I've added in their ages and values:
Andrew S. Anthony:
- Betty, 53 = $20
- Young Betty, 26 = $200
- Stephen, 8 = $100
- Angelina, 2 = $25
- Jerry, 14 = $180
- Sarah, 13 = $130
- Kitty, 7 = $70
- Little Arianna, 5 = $5
- Caroline, 2 = $25
Thomas Auld:
- Negro Milly, 37 = $100; and infant [not identified, apparently included in her valuation]
- Tom, 13 = $160
- Nancy, 9 = $90
- Henny, 11 = $50
- Harriott, 1 = $10
- Frederic, 9 = $110
- William, 5 = $75
- Hester and child, 17 and [unknown] = $220
- Eliza, 11 = $120
Richard Anthony:
- Arianna, 25 = $200
- Maria, 1 = $20
- Harry, 40 = $275
- Prissa, 11 = $120
- Kate and child, 35 and [unknown] = $60
- Phill, 12 = $150
- Henry, 7 = $85
Notice that Charles, Frederick's brother Perry, Mary, and the 2 year old Tom do not appear in the division. At first I thought that Mary may have been Maria, but at $200, she puts that group over $935. I thought perhaps that the 2-year old Tom might be included as Kate's child. At $30 he fits, but put them over by $5. I also thought that Charles or Tom might be Hester's child, but Auld's list adds up, and her child was included with her on the valuation list, while Charles and Tom were valued separately.
So, what am I missing? What are the documents missing?
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