Bill of Salefor thirteen-year-old Walker to John Henderson

Creator

George E. Gillispie

Files

Description

Bill of sale for thirteen-year-old Walker, described as a “mulatto boy,” sold by George E. Gillespie, to slave trader Warren Offutt, who sold him to merchant John Henderson.

Transcription

Know all men By these presents that I George E. Gillispie of the County of Woodford and State of Kentucky Now in the town of Natchez hath this day [[?]] in and sold unto Warren [[?]] one matato Boy by the name of Walker aged about thirteen for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollards to me in hand payd the receipt of the payment of the money is here by [[?]] George E. Gillispie [[...]]

Approximate Creation Date

1828

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

Slaveholders ; Slavery--Mississippi ; Slavery--Mississippi--History--Sources

Keywords

slavery ; enslaved persons ; Mississippi

Geographic Location

Mississippi--Natchez

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Physical ID

MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-658-1828-01-05_Receipt_001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1828-01-05_Receipt_002u

Source

MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Recommended Citation

Bill of Salefor thirteen-year-old Walker to John Henderson, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.