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Lot 198
[SLAVERY] 1756 Conveyance Document Re: Slaves
Estimate: $250 - $500
Sold for
$350
Sold Price excludes BP
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| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Manuscript document. N.p., 4 & 5 February 1756. 1 page, 17 x 9 in.
A conveyance in trust in which Charles West and his wife sold to Elisha Butler a group of seven named enslaved individuals: Bob, Ben, Seaboy, Bacchus, Scipio, Tena, and Flora. Additionally, 110 black cattle and 20 head of horse were included in the transaction.
An early colonial document recording 7 named slaves.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs]
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