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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.

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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

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Text

Physical Format

Document

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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.

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Mississippi State University Libraries

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Mississippi State University Libraries

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Bill of sale for Tom, Harrison, and Nathan sold by Reynolds Marshall & Co. to Samuel Davis

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