OK Sorry that it has taken several days for me to get back to all of you. I had so many requests, that I decided to send this copy to everyone in hopes that you can share your knowledge on where it might have come from. A note with it states that it is Virginia Slave Document 1853-1854 from the King & Queen County, VA. The document appears to a taken from a County record book or from the records of a tax census. Also there is a copy of a note as follows: King & Queen C.H., VA Miss Olvy ? July 15/79 (1879?) According to promise and thinking that you would like to hear from me and as free liesure moments present themselves I will now drop you a few lines. hoping that when you get them that they may find you Enjoying your self as much as you were the day I saw you down at the sea. Admep (?) Jno B. Watkins King & Queen CH King & Queen Co., Virginia The document is cut off here. It translates: 1853, May 17 Wm. D. Turner self 21 1 Slaves over 16 Milley 1 1 12 & 16 2 1 horse $50, 5 cattle & hogs $25., 1 buggy $25, 1 clock $1, 1 gun $10. silver plate $20. household & Kt, $75 interest in vessel $250 ========= 17 Benj H. Turner Self 21 1 1 horse $100, 1 buggy $40 watch $90, household & kt $25 (There is more to this but it was cut off) The woman selling it said that she got it in an estate sale in West Virginia along with other pages from the same book. She said that the documents were wrapped in the note from Watkins. The other side of the paper is the complete listing of a Todd family. This slave record includes many more slave names, 31 total. My plans are to share copies with other Genealogy newsletters. What do all of you make of this? LaDonna