Title

Bill of sale for Jacob, a young boy enslaved by Jesse Mitchell

Creator

James Hendon

Alternate Title

Bill of Sale for negro boy Jacob

Files

Description

Bill of sale for the sale of Jacob to Jesse Mitchell Sen.

Transcription

PAGE ONE: Which Executions were levied on [[?]] negroes as the property of Soitt Davenport, among which was a negro boy by the name of Jacob, about thirteen years of age, levied on by me as Sheriff as aforesaid and by me advertised to be sold on the first Tuesday in January 1823 — and the said boy Jacob, was accordingly, on that day exposed to public sale at the court house of said county, when Jesse Mitchell Sen. being the highest and best bidder became the purchaser of the said negro boy Jacob, for the sum of Three Hundred & Eighty Two Dollars. PAGE TWO: James Hendon Sheriff to Jesse Mitchell Sen. Bill of Sale for negro boy Jacob

Approximate Creation Date

1823-01-24

Time Period

1820-1829

Subjects

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

Keywords

slavery ; enslaved persons ; Mississippi ; bill of sale

Geographic Location

Clarke (Miss.)

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Physical ID

MSS 436 Carl H. Butler Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-436_1823-01-24_receipt_001 ; MFM_MSS-436_1823-01-24_receipt_002

Source

MSS 436 Carl H. Butler Collection, Box 1, Folder 1, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Recommended Citation

Bill of sale for Jacob. MSS 436 Carl H. Butler Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.