[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for a 7-year-old enslaved girl named Caroline. 21 October 1840.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$381
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for a 7-year-old enslaved girl named Caroline. 21 October 1840.
8 3/8 x 5 3/8 in., creased, with some small separations and discoloration. Docketed verso.
"Received of James K Garrett Three Hundred & Fifty Dollars in Full Payment For a Negro Girl by the name of Caroline about seven years of age. & I also warent [sic] The Title from all other persons so claiming[?] & warrant sad [sic] negro to be sound both in Boddy [sic] & mind Oct 21st 1840. Test J [?] Garrett. Amelia X Carter (seal) her mark."
Condition Report
Auction Specialist