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Bill of sale for Jenny, Abram, Harry, Isaac, Ben, George, and Hundley, sold by William W. McDonagh of New Orleans to Dempsey P. Jackson.

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Know allmen by then presents that I Wm. W. McDonagh of the state of Louisiana & City of New Orleans, have this day bargained and sold to D. P. Jackson of the state of Mississippi the following named slaves, noe in the state of Mississippi [[?]] Jenny aged about fifty five years Abram aged about sixty years, Harry aged twenty two, Isaac aged forty five [[?]] Ben aged about forty years, George aged forty five years and Hundley aged about sixteen years, all of the above named slaves I have sold for & in consideration of sum of four thousand dollars to me in Hand paid the receipt of which is here by acknowledged, I the [[?]] and [[?]] the above said slaves I do for myself & my heirs forever warrant & defend from all claims & demands whatever, [[?]], and Diseases accepted. Signed this 25th of October 1831. State of Mississippi Adams County W. W. McDonagh D. P. Jackson Witness [[G. G. Paton?]] [[M. McDawall?]]

Approximate Creation Date

1831-10-25

Time Period

1830-1839

Subjects

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

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-658-1831_Receipt_0001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1831_Receipt_0002u

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

Bill of sale for Jenny, Abram, Harry, Isaac, Ben, George, and Hundley, sold by William W. McDonagh to Dempsey P. Jackson

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