Inventory of the Estate of Isaac Franklin, 1847

This dataset was extracted from the “Inventory of the Estate of Isaac Franklin,” a document cataloging the enslaved individuals and other possessions of value held at the Fairvue Plantation in Gallatin, Tennessee. The purpose of the document was to codify a legal record of Franklin’s property that was to be inherited by his wife, Adelicia Franklin. The document was submitted to the Sumner County Court by Executors John Armfield and Oliver B. Hayes on September 28th, 1847, and then later certified by Sumner County Clerk William S. Munday. The inventory catalogs 136 enslaved individuals held at Fairvue and two enslaved individuals (John Baker and Betsey Baker) held at the Belmont Mansion. The information was recorded in two separate columns, listing the names of men and women, their ages, and dollar figure at which they were valued, totaling $51,931. Further, some individuals are marked as skilled laborers by listing their profession in the space next to their name.

本数据集提取自《艾萨克·富兰克林遗产清单》（Inventory of the Estate of Isaac Franklin），该文件登记了田纳西州加拉廷市费尔维尤种植园所关押的被奴役者与其他有价财物。本文件的目的是将艾萨克·富兰克林将由其妻子阿德利西亚·富兰克林继承的财产编制为合法档案。遗嘱执行人约翰·阿姆菲尔德与奥利弗·B·海斯于1847年9月28日将该文件提交至萨姆纳县法院，随后由萨姆纳县书记员威廉·S·芒迪予以认证。该清单共登记了费尔维尤种植园关押的136名被奴役者，以及贝尔蒙特宅邸关押的2名被奴役者——约翰·贝克与贝齐·贝克。相关信息以两栏格式记录，依次列明男女被奴役者的姓名、年龄与估值金额，总估值达51931美元。此外，部分被奴役者的姓名旁标注了其职业，以此表明其为熟练劳工。