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Bill of sale for four enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina

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Unidentified Unidentified Woman or Women Unidentified Man or Men Stephen F. Clarke, American

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A large, pre-printed bill of sale with handwritten text on both sides. It describes the mortgage of four enslaved persons by George Lynes. The enslaved persons are identified as “S Bella, L Sally, Ben, and L Anthony.” The document states that Lynes delivered the enslaved persons to the Master of Equity, James W. Gray, against the price of $660. It is dated March 6, 1844. It was sealed and delivered in the presence of Robert W. Roper and Stephen F. Clarke. The back is covered in various handwritings which records the witnessing of the mortgage and its entry into the record books in April 1844.Transcribed by digital volunteers
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Ink On Paper
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. American South
  4. Business
  5. Clarke, Stephen F
  6. Domestic Slave Trade
  7. Gray, James W
  8. Lynes, George
  9. Men
  10. Roper, Robert W
  11. Slaver
  12. Slavery
  13. U.S. History, 1815 1861
  14. Women

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