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Description
Bill of sale for two young men, Cyrus and Tom, and fourteen-year-old Hannah, sold by F. M. Jones of Bedford County, Tennessee, to Dempsey P. Jackson.
Transcription
Know all men by these presents that I, F. M. Jones of the County of Bedford & State of Tennessee Have sold to L. P. Jackson two negro boys Cyrus & Tom aged from twenty to three years, also a negro girl named Hannah aged about fourteen, for and in consideration of the sum of twenty three hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged the above said negroes Tom, Cyrus, and Hannah I do warrant slaves for life and do further warrant them sound both in body and mind and from all claims of every kind whatsoever given under my hands [[?]] the [[?]] of Natchez this fifth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty five. Tests M. M. Hailey F. M. Jones (seal)
Approximate Creation Date
1835-03-05
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-658-1835_Receipt_0001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1835_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 Cyrus, Tom, and Hannah by F. M. Bedford to Dempsey P. Jackson, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State Libraries.