Saline County, Arkansas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Saline County, Arkansas.
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Saline County Historical Records
Elijah Bailey
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1867)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Saline District. Monthly wage stipulated at $29 with rations and lodging provided.
Alfred Powell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hamilton in Saline County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 34.
Jeremiah King
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Simmons in Saline County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 26.
James Fairfax
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1858)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Saline District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Francis Nicholas
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1856)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Preston to Lewis for consideration of $941.
Francis Matthews
Probate Inventory (1854)Appraised in estate inventory of Perkins plantation, evaluated at $336. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Henry Wright
Manumission Deed (1854)Deed of emancipation granted by Hammond. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1854.
David Mason
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Nicholas. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Thomas Powell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Parker in Saline County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Edward Mitchell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Tyler in Saline County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Jacob Mitchell
Probate Inventory (1850)Appraised in estate inventory of Howard plantation, evaluated at $418. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Winney Reed
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Matthews in Saline County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.
Benjamin Fairfax
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Marshall in Saline County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Priscilla Clark
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Anderson to Harrison for consideration of $351.
Margaret Faulkner
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hale. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Reuben Bryan
Estate Division Account (1841)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Foster. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Levi Winston
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1841)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Saline District. Monthly wage stipulated at $11 with rations and lodging provided.
Thomas Richardson
Estate Division Account (1836)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Page. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Hiram Hughes
Probate Inventory (1823)Appraised in estate inventory of Simmons plantation, evaluated at $1160. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Cyrus Cary
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1821)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Wythe to Henderson for consideration of $1028.
Rachel Russell
Probate Inventory (1821)Appraised in estate inventory of Ross plantation, evaluated at $706. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.