John Lewis
- Name
- John Lewis
- Race
- White
- Record(s) Seen In
- Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 2
- Common Law Orders - D - July 1848 - May 1856 - pgs. 401-810
- Page and Line Number
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IAS 2: PP. 187; PP. 301-303
CLD: PP. 339, 452 - Date(s) Seen in Records
- IAS 2: March 1852; April 7th, 1852
- People Enslaved
- Robert
- Additional Information
- John Lewis received $1120.00 in the settlement of the accounts of John Thomas and Charles Lewis, by Frederick Johnston, to "equalize with division of negroes." This intent of this was likely to equalize the monetary value of an inheritance.
- Frederick Johnston
- Charles Lewis
- John Thomas
- A valuation of $606.66 was given to John Lewis as part of his share of enslaved people that were distributed amongst the heirs under Johnston's guardianship.
- Note that the name John Lewis appeared in records pertaining Jane Lewis, also.
- Jane Lewis
- John Lewis
- In Common Law Book D, it is reported that there was conflict over the division and sale of people enslaved by John Lewis. A man named Robert, who was enslaved by Lewis, was "sold after being appraised as worth $700.00."
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