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Description
Bill of sale for Peter, sold to by H. G. Richardson on behalf of professional slave traders Rowan & Harris, who operated at the Forks of the Road slave market, to Samuel Davis, planter. Natchez, 1835.
Transcription
$750 Recd. of Samuel Davis Seven hundred fifty dollars in full for one negro man named Peter the right & title to said boy we warrant & defend free from the claims of all persons whatsoever & likewise warrant said boy sound in body & mind & a slave for life. Natchez 13th May 1835 Rowan & Harris for H. G. Richardson
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-002_001u ; MFM_MSS-658-1835-10-15_Receipt-002_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 Peter sold by H. G. Richardson on behalf of Rowan & Harris to Samuel Davis, MSS 658 Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State Libraries.