Alexander

Name

Alexander

Sex

Male

Record(s) Seen In

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 3

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 5

Page and Line Number

IAS3: PP. 421, 487
IAS5: PP. 45

Date(s) Seen in Records

IAS3: September 1st, 1860

Name of Enslaver

Jacob Murray

Appraised Alongside

Henry

Rose

Phill

Stephen

Harrison

Additional Information

In the will of Murray, Alexander was allowed "to hire himself out, from year to year," and was allowed "to receive, and to make use of his own wages, as he pleases provided he shall conduct himself in a proper and orderly manner." It is also mentioned that Murray directed that his wife and his adopted son, James R. Burchatt, "shall each bind themselves to pay an equal amount, towards his support, if it shall become necessary." In the Appraisement of Property of Murray, a value of $800.00 was placed on Alexander.

James R. Burchatt

In the fifth IAS book, a value of $500.00 was placed on Alexander.