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Alexander Gordon estate bill of sale of enslaved persons to George Washington Buford

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Description: The bill of sale for enslaved persons, dated 1850 January 31, was executed and notarized by Jules Mosby, and signed by Bernard Marigny in New Orleans, Louisiana. The names and ages of the enslaved people appear as follows: three women and their young children, Samie (22), Jefferson (6), Gardilia (3), and Victorine (6 months); Cynthia (26), Francois (6), Flora Ann (4), and Andrien Saunders (2 months); "Little Mary" (22), and Armant (2 months); and three men Celestine (25), Aleck (23), and Andrew (22). The men, women, and children listed in this bill are described as part of the "undivided two-thirds" that belonged to Alexander Gordon's estate.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1850 January 31.
Call number: mssHM 84477
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of 1998.

Bill of sale for enslaved woman Laura and her child

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Bill of sale from Barbour County, Alabama, for enslaved woman Laura, about 18 years old, and her unnamed child, about 18 months old, purchased by Zachariah Roquemore (1809-1868) from J.C. Morgan, William D. Cureton, and J.C. Wellborn.

mssHM 84004

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Negro slaves bill of sale

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Bill of sale for 52 Negro slaves -- 10 men, 13 boys, 18 women, and 11 girls, bought by John Joyce from William McKerras, attorney for James Moncrief of Kingston, Jamaica.

mssHM 69814

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Bill of sale for David, enslaved boy, by John Houghton

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The Dickinson & Shrewsbury records contain personal and business correspondence related to Dickinson & Shrewsbury salt mine company, their business and legal records, and files related to the enslaved labor that the company used in their salt mines including the family of Booker T. Washington, who were enslaved by the Ruffner family. The correspondence series, 1799 to 1880, is mostly between prominent company members and family members. The business files series, 1801 to 1857, are made up of financial accounts for the company. The enslaved labor files, 1806 to 1863, contain a variety of documents related to the enslaved people the company "hired out" from other enslavers to work at the salt mines. Many of the documents of the collection are the result of the dissolution of the company and the many lawsuits that were brought about near the end of the company. The topic of the enslaved people the company used is present in each series. The records also relate to several other companies in the same region such as Joel Shrewsbury & Company, and Dickinsons & Shrewsbury. There are also two maps, 1838 and undated.

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Bill for medical care of enslaved people by George W. Thornton

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Caroline Brady bill of sale of slaves to Henry A. Ellison

Manuscripts

This is a bill of sale for three slaves to Henry A. Ellison by Caroline Brady. It was witnessed by P. M. Bryan. It is undated and the location is unknown.

mssHM 82545

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John W. Barrett bill of sale for ship Walter Scott

Manuscripts

This manuscript is a bill of sale for one half of the ship Walter Scott, sold to George B. Upton by John W. Barrett. The ship is registered at the port of Nantucket, and Cromwell Bunker it its current shipmaster. Printed form, filled in and signed by hand.

mssHM 4159

Alexander Gordon estate bill of sale of enslaved persons to George Washington Buford

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