Ms. Coll. 774 Settlement of the estate of Charles de L'Escaille
Title
Settlement of the estate of Charles de L'EscailleAuthors
- L'Escaille, Charles de, 1779-1826
- Manget, N. M. -1837
Call number
Ms. Coll. 774(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 9947418963503681
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/535722729
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366323
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaOrigin
- Date
- 1830-1835
Summary
A stitched unbound folio containing a five-year account from November 1830 to November 1835 of the settlement and dispersement of the large and wealthy estate of Charles de L'Escaille's plantation, la Nouvelle Flandres, in Demerara, Guyana, executed by N. M. Manget. Includes lists of accounts and sundries shipments--chiefly sugar and coffee--their value and payment to creditors, with listing of their names. The folio recordss the sale and distribution of slaves, including names, ages, and monetary value. The children of L'Escaille are listed as "minor heirs" Aline, Charles, Adolphe, and Gustave L'Escaille. The document relates monthly-dated, detailed descriptions of each situation and its resolution. The folio comprises 14 numbered pages: first two leaves and last leaf blank. Last entry signed Demerary, November 30, 1835, N. M. Manget.
Extent
1 item (10 leaves)Provenance
- Sold by Michael Brown Rare Books (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2010.
Subjects topical
- Slavery--Guyana--Demerara
- Plantations--Guyana--Demerara
- Inheritance and succession--Guyana--Demerara--19th century
- Inheritance and succession
- Plantations
- Slavery
- Nouvelle Flandres Plantation (Demerara)
- Guyana--Demerara
Genres
- Manuscripts, English
- Estate records
- Estate inventories
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