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Leonard Peyton Clements Burford (1800-1863) was an enslaver from Georgia who primarily owned land in Lawrence County, Alabama. He served in the Confederate Army, receiving his commission as Captain in 1834.
Doctor Edward Bradford (1798-1873) was a pioneer settler of Leon County, Florida. He was also an enslaver and owned the Pine Hill Plantation labor farm.
Samuel Willard Brown (1811-1877) was an enslaver and labor farmer in Iamonia, Leon County from the 1830s until his death. He is buried in Grady County, Georgia.
George T. Brown served in the Confederate Army with the 5th Florida Regiment and resided in Leon County.
Robert Levy and his wife, Martha, were labor farmers and had at least seven children in 1860.
Thaddeus Preston Tatum (1835-1873) was a druggist and served as the mayor of Tallahassee from 1869 to 1870.
Summary:
This collection consists of records of various Leon County residents in the late nineteenth century. The records include:
[1] A bill of sale for an enslaved woman, Fanny (30), and her three sons, Willis (8), Jordon (5), and Peter (1), transferred from C. A. Ried to Leonard P. C. Burford, April 28, 1838 in Memphis, Tennessee.
[2] A record of purchases by Dr. Edward Bradford, 1860.
[3] Muster roll for Captain Bradford, 1st Regiment Florida Volunteers, 1861.
[4] Schedule of Taxable Property for Samuel Willard Brown, Iamonia, Florida, 1863. This record includes 17 enslaved men and 13 enslaved women, as follows: Billy, 45; Job, 50; Bart, 28; Caesar, 26; Henry, 24; Martin, 15; Ephraim, 14; Beny[?], 12; John, 10; Lloyd, 8; Henry, 6; Mack, 2; Hardy, 4; Austin, 2; Joshua, 4; Mitchell, 4; Bailey, 2; Betsey, 32; Fanny, 50; Rose, 28; Hannah, 28; Mary, 26; Maria, 15; Class, 20; Sylvia, 14; Carolina, 10; Eliza, 8; Evaline, 6; Georgyan, 1; Infant, 2 months.
[5] Letters from George T. Brown to his mother, dated January 16, 1862, and September 19, 1863.
[6] Certificate of Membership to Baptist Church of Christ at Aenon for Elder R. Levy and Martha A. Levy, 1866.
[7] Signed Agreements of Hire for Rachael and Milly Freedwoman by T. P. Tatum, as executor of estate of R. B. Carpenter, 1867.
[8] Railroad Transportation Receipts of Dr. Edward Bradford, 1867.
[9] Home Insurance Policy for T. P. Tatum, February 10, 1868.
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Original series title was Edward Bradford papers. Series title was changed, as evidence was found of papers within the series not related to Edward Bradford.
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Previously State Library of Florida Manuscripts Collection MS14.
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Church. Freedmen Florida Insurance Florida Slavery Florida Tax assessment Florida
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