William/Boysey

Name: William/Boysey
Age: 14 months when purchased with his mother, Mary, from Robert C. Brown of Charleston on April 10, 1838; Basil Manly Diary II (1834-1846) image 135, April 10, 1838; 7 upon death; Basil Manly Diary II (1834-1846) image 353, Nov 22, 1844
Birth Date: c. December 1836
Death Date: November 22, 1844; Basil Manly Diary II (1834-1846) image 353, Nov 22, 1844; "This morning, at day light, Mary’s son Boysey (his proper name was William) died of the effect of whooping cough. He was 7 years old about the 10th of Feb last. See entry in this book of Apl 10 1838 page 125. We had not supposed him particularly sick until yesterday morning. See description of his case & prescription in recipe book.
I attended to some funeral service, in my house, & then had him buried in the University burying ground in the afternoon."
Cause of Death: Whooping cough
Burial Location: University of Alabama burial ground
Sex: Male
Freedom Status: Died while enslaved
Original Location: Charleston, SC
Child of: Mary
Sibling of: Binkey; Arthur; Unnamed Boy; Morris; Oliver
Enslaver: Basil Manly (Second President of the University of Alabama 1837-1855)

Item sets: Enslaved by Manly Family; Enslaved by Presidents, Professors, and Trustees

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