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Slave bills of sale

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Bill of sale for Francis, an enslaved woman, by J. C. Bledsoe

 Collection — Box BW-13: [Barcode: 31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0250
Abstract

Collection consists of a handwritten bill of sale for Francis, an enslaved woman, dated October 10, 1859.

Dates: 1859 October 10

John McGill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0043
Abstract

John McGill was a lawyer in Urbana, Virginia (in Middlesex County), and flourished between 1827 and 1848. The collection consists of incoming letters, financial records, records of the William Shepherd estate, and J. Hopkins Brothers and Company records all ranging in date from 1827 to 1849. The bulk of the incoming letters are from Baltimore merchants.

Dates: 1827-1849

William Murrell collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030058105]
Identifier: MS-HUT-021
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of four bills of sale for the purchase of slaves in Sumter county (1806-1829) and 1 holographic map of Stateburg displaying Murrell's property. Also in the collection are two sheets of accounts showing transactions between a Stateburg merchant, John Macnair, and a trading company in London (1785, 1789)

Dates: 1785, 1789, 1806-1829