Slaves named in 1834 – 1855 Probate Records in Jacksonville (Duval Co.), FL
Source: Eubank probate records #591,592,594/
Duval County Court House/Jacksonville, FL

Transcribed and submitted by Kia Hall
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            These documents contain property appraisals, 
sales, and expenditure receipts for Eubank heirs.  
They are detailed lists of items and figures, 
contain archaic language, and portions are difficult 
to read.  My transcription excerpts are specific to 
the mention of slaves or Negroes.

  
Mip      Caroline Eubank  In (afc?) with D. L. Palmer Guardian
Mip      Adeline Eubank
?          Jessup Eubank

1836, June

Notes unpaid delivered to Miles Price o/c Mip C. Eubank 
6 Negroes as named below.   ? Miles Price (purchase receipt?} 
for C. Eubank /6 pr Co Comm for Services 576.25/ 2 receipts 
and expenditures.

6 Negroes (?) Valued
Big Tom                     $500.00
Amy                          100.00
Hester                       225.00
Cyrus                        250.00
Big Sam                      500.00
Daniel                       400.00

1836,June

Miles Price {a/c?} gathering 46 (cattle?) & 8 Negroes as 
named below (?)/To Mip Adeline Eubank         $2,175.00

8 Negroes (Biz-Business?} Valued
Andrew                       $250.00
Amy                           375.00
Robert                        150.00
Sally                         125.00
Little Tom                    500.00
Daniel                        500.00
Charlotte                     275.00            $2,175.00 


1834, January, February, March & April

List of Negro names with the cost of clothing and 
household items allotted to them.

{?} Jessup Eubanks            Bat of W. E. Holmes
Addam
Lynda
Sam
Jim

1845
21 Bush Corn furnished
Joe & Rose unable to work from 10th March/1845 
to (June?) 1846              		$21.00

12 yards Negro cloth Joe & Rose                                                                   					  3.00

2 pr shoes for Joe & rose     		  2.00

6 yards cloth for Jim                     1.50      $24.50  
  
Cr By hire of Sam Yule/year 1845        $45.00

            “ Boy Adam            “      50.00
            “ Boy Jim from 7 April to July 1,1846 8 ¾ months 26.25
            “ Linda from 1 April to 31st Dec. 1845  9.00     $130.25                      
9 months

? of Mrs. Ann M. Silcox her State Taxes for the year 1845 
as guardian for JJ Eubanks on 8 Negroes and other items.

1846, January
Expense of leading young Negroes             $10.00
Appraised Value for Negroes               2,258.33
By hire of Adam                              50.00
        “        Sam Gale                    45.00        
“        Jim                                 30.00               
   Linda                                     18.00

1847, April – 18486 yards Negro cloth

Cash paid for making clothes
For (?) (?) for boy Adam
Schedule of Negroes                       2,025.00
6 Negroes Valued
 
“1848By T.(W?) Holmes Co. note for Jim & Adam   175.00
“        Malinda    Sick                          0.00
“ A.S Baldwin note for Sam Gale                  96.00 

1850 & 1851
Receipt of clothing and shoes for Adam & Jim
By hire of Adam & Jim to P. Moody            276.00
      “          Sam Gale      to C. De?     100.00      
“          Malinda not hired (sick)

1853
By hire of boy Sam to C. D?                     120.00
“              Jim & Adam to Taylor Richardson  480.00       
“                Malinda to D. McCuen?           35.00       
“                Lydia to R. Jack                48.00
List and cost of items allotted to Negroes, Linda, Sam, Adam, and Jim

1854, 
By Hire of Negroes Jim & Adam 480, Sam Gale 120, Malinda 50, Lydia 50

(Eubank probate records #591,592,594/Duval County Court House/Jacksonville, FL)
“ I think Jim is my great grandfather James Hall and Adam my gg uncle.” 

transcribed by Kia Hall 9/28/2005