[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A record of transfer of an enslaved child named Charles, from William Byrd to J.H. Byrd. Pocahontas County, VA, 8 March 1855.
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Feb 28, 2023
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A record of transfer of an enslaved child named Charles, from William Byrd to J.H. Byrd. Pocahontas County, VA, 8 March 1855.
1 page, folio, 7 7/8 x 12 in., on ruled blue paper, old creases with discoloration, occasional toning. Undersigned. Docketed to verso.
A manuscript deed of gift from William Byrd "in consideration of the natural love and affection which he has and bares for his son the said J.H. Byrd...assigns forever a certain negro Boy named Charles."
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