Molly

Name: Molly
Age: 49 when she arrives at UA in 1842; Basil Manly Diary II (1834-1846) image 277, Jan 11, 1842 (Molly's arrival in Tuscaloosa); "I find that my good old Father Randulph has sent me 5 servants, old & young – viz – Jack 51 years old, Molly 49, Lydia 21, Ben 13, & Hetty, child of Lydia, born Nov 10th 1840. These servants are a part of my wife’s portion of his estate."
Birth Date: c. 1793
Sex: Female
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Parent of: Lydia
Enslaver: Basil Manly (Second President of the University of Alabama 1837-1855) and Sarah Manly; Thomas H. Walker; Basil Manly Diary V (1847-1857) image 136, April 3, 1850 (sale of Molly to Thomas H. Walker); "This day I sold old Molly to Thomas H. Walker for $50 – note secured by Wm H Owin, Butcher, payable from Jan 1 1851 with interest from date. I could have got $100 for her, in the market, but I took that sum to let her be with her daughter, where she wishes to go. Lydia was sold to Walker last year."

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

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