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Description
Bill of sale for three African American men in their twenties, Tom, Harrison, and Nathan, sold by professional slave traders, Reynolds Marshall & Co., who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market, to Samuel Davis, planter.
Transcription
Recd. of Saml Davis Esp, Twenty four Hundred Dollars, being in full for the following Negroes warranted slaves for Life, viz. Tom, Harrison & Nathan. Natchez, 18-Feb:1834.
Approximate Creation Date
1834-02-18
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-658-1834-02-18_Receipt_0001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1834-02-18_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 Tom, Harrison, and Nathan sold by Reynolds Marshall & Co. to Samuel Davis, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State Libraries.