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Bill of sale for Hannah, aged twenty-six years, and her five children, sold by Daniel Miller of Virginia, to Halsey Townsend of Natchez, and attested by Jacob Soria, a professional slave auctioneer.
Transcription
Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Miller of the County of Orange and State of Virginia, for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand and twenty five dollars to me in Hand paid by Halsey Townsend of the city of Natchez and state of Mississippi before the sealing & delivery of these presents the Receipt when of is hereby acknowledged, have bargained sold and delivered unto the said Townsend a negro woman named Hannah aged 26 years and her five children [[?]] Harriet aged 5 years, Tandy aged 1 years, Jackson aged 5 years, Kitty aged 3 years and Washington aged about 15 months, which said negroes warrant to be sound in Body & mind & to be slaves for life. In testimony when of I have here unto sit my Hand seal this 15th day of February AD 1832 this 15th day of February AD 1832. Tested J. Soria Daniel Miller (seal)
Approximate Creation Date
1832-02-15
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-658-1832_Receipt_0001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1832_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
Recommended Citation
Bill of sale for Hannah and her five children sold by Daniel Miller to Halsey Townsend, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
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