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Description
Bill of sale for Betsy, about twenty-five years old, and adolescent children Polly, Mary, Caroline, Aggy, and John, sold by professional slave traders Richardson & Franklin, who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market, to Samuel Davis, planter.
Transcription
PAGE ONE $2850—Doll Natchez May 13th 1835 Recd. Of Samuel Davis the sum of Two thousand Eight hundred fifty dollars in full for siz negroes to wit. Betsy a woman aged 22 to 25 yrs, Polly, a woman aged 11 yrs., Mary a girl aged 14 yrs. Caroline a girl aged 14 yrs Aggy a girl aged 12 yrs John a boy aged 18 yrs the rights & title to said slaves we warrant & defend free from the claims of all persons whatsoever & likewise warrant said negroes sound in body & mind & slaves for life. Richardson & Franklin
Approximate Creation Date
1835-05-13
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-658-1835-10-15_Receipt_001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1835-10-15_Receipt_002u
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 Betsy and children Polly, Mary, Caroline, Aggy, and John sold by Richardson & Franklin to Samuel Davis, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State Libraries.