Letcher County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Letcher County, Kentucky.
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Letcher County Historical Records
Elizabeth Beverley
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 7646 at Letcher branch. Recorded birthplace as Letcher County, former master listed as Anderson.
Gabriel Ball
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1822 at Letcher branch. Recorded birthplace as Letcher County, former master listed as Tazewell.
William Hill
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Ball. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Harrison Hill
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Mercer in Letcher County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 64.
Milley Robertson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cary in Letcher County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 70.
Nathan Gibson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1846)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Letcher District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Stephen Washington
Probate Inventory (1844)Appraised in estate inventory of Freeman plantation, evaluated at $719. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Minerva Bryan
Manumission Deed (1832)Deed of emancipation granted by Wilson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1832.
James Haynes
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1825)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Letcher District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.