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Bill of sale from Eleanor (or Eleanora) B. Watkins to Caroline L. Watkins for Negro slave named John Brooks

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Watkins, Caroline L Watkins, Eleanor (or Eleanora) B

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Bill of sale dated March 12, 1860 for a Negro slave named John Brooks sold by Eleanor (or Eleanora) B. Watkins, in consideration of her "natural love and affection" and for $1, to Caroline L. Watkins, both of Howard County, Maryland. Witnessed by David T. Cross and Justice of the Peace Samuel Nichols on March 12 and recorded by Howard County clerk W. W. Watkins on March 13, the document identifies John Brooks' term of service as 14 years 8 months from March 12, 1860, at which time he is to be set free.
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Digital Reproduction Of 2 Page Document, 33 X 20 Cm.
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Cross, David TNichols, SamuelWatkins, W. W
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Howard County Historical Society

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Digital Maryland

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Emancipation
  3. Genealogy
  4. History
  5. Howard County
  6. Howard County (Md.)
  7. Maryland
  8. Slave Bills Of Sale
  9. Slave Records
  10. Slaveholders
  11. Slaver
  12. Slavery
  13. Slaves

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