Appraisement of that part of the negroes and personal estate of the late Doctor Pasteur which is in Williamsburg 26 July 1791

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Appraisement of that part of the negroes and personal estate of the late Doctor Pasteur which is in Williamsburg, Manuscript #MS 2007.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Summary

Creator:
Abstract:
One page document listing the 16 negroes by name, together with the personal estate which was located in Williamsburg. The furniture and furnishings are merely listed and not in room by room order.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Appraisement of that part of the negroes and personal estate of the late Doctor Pasteur which is in Williamsburg, Manuscript #MS 2007.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Background

Scope and content:

On one side of the sheet the individual personal property items are itemized by description and value, and on the other side are the signatures of Gabriel Maupin, James Wood, and Matt Pearson who served as appraisers. Individual slaves are identified and valued by name. One of the slaves, Jemmy, has the distinction of being noted in an advertisement Pasteur posted in the Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser on May 20, 1790.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. William Pasteur was a notable figure in Colonial Williamsburg, establishing his first Williamsburg apothecary shop in 1759, forming a partnership with his Williamsburg competitor, Dr. John Minson Galt, in 1775, and served as mayor of Williamsburg between 1775 and 1776. Pasteur retired from the Pasteur and Galt Apothecary in 1778. In his will, Pasteur empowered his executors to sell his lands in Goochland and all his personal property except for his slaves. He directed the executors to apply the proceeds of the sale to the payment of his debts, gave specific bequests to particular slaves, and left what did not sell, along with a bequest of 500 Pounds, to his wife Elizabeth.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2007
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On Site.
Physical description:
1 sheet.