This collection is held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The collection includes genealogy notes regarding the Nowlin family; a handwritten speech delivered by David Samuel Nowlin at the 1875 Alabama State Constitutional Convention with typed transcript; an 1858 receipt for the purchase of Mary Johnson and Ann Johnson, enslaved mother and daughter, in Richmond, Virginia; and, an 1858 receipt for purchase of enslaved person Louisa.

There are 21 total images of 20 documents included in the digital reproduction. Images were scanned and saved in the order they are filed in the physical collection.]]>

The document names and enumerates 21 enslaved persons from the Blackford estate in 1858. First names are listed; no surnames are listed.

Although the list is titled as of December 12, 1858, it includes the names of enslaved persons born after that point in time and therefore appears to be a list of persons enslaved by Blackford until their emancipation at the end of the Civil War.

Named enslaved persons include: William (Big Bill), Gabe, Alley, William, Jack, Thomas, Maria, Jane, Jenney, Ellen, Mary, Dick, Henry, William, Fanny, Caroline, Becky, Henry, Beverly, Caleb, and Charles.

Of the 21 enslaved persons on the list, three are named William (ages 37 years, 25 years, and 4 years) and two are named Henry (one aged 6 years and one born March 1858).

In addition to the names of the enslaved persons the list includes two typed notes, with one note mentioning a colt. ]]>