I received this from another list and I'm forwarding for any who might be looking for this data. Linda > > > > - Rare Slave Records Found in Natchez > > > > The Sun Herald newspaper recently ran a story describing a book > > containing rare slavery records recently found in the basement of > > the Adams County Courthouse in Natchez. The book contains > > invaluable information concerning the transportation of slaves > > from Kentucky to Mississippi before the Civil War. > > > > Written in precise script on yellowing pages, the book contains > > the vital statistics of slaves brought from Kentucky to > > Mississippi just before the Civil War. For instance, here are a > > few typical entries: > > > > Lewis Figg, of black coller, age about 27 years, weighs 160 > > lbs. > > > > William Ball, of black coller, age about 11 years, weighs 90 > > lbs. > > > > July Buckner and 3 children, of brown coller, age about 27 > > years, weighs 160 lbs. > > > > The simply-named "Record Book" was found in the basement of the > > Adams County Courthouse by Mississippi Department of Archives and > > History researchers and Chancery Clerk Tommy O'Beirne. The records > > cover the period 1858-1861. > > > > The complete story is available at: > > http://www.sunherald.com/region/docs/slave083099.htm >