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![[SLAVERY] 1834 Slave Bill of Sale, Esther & 4 Children](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3584/35841225.jpeg?t=1W18Xi)
Lot 136
[SLAVERY] 1834 Slave Bill of Sale, Esther & 4 Children
Estimate: $500 - $750
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Autograph document signed by Josdeph Moseley. N.p., 1 December 1834. 1 page, 4to, approx. 7 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.
A slave bill of sale in which James W. Prather pays Joseph Moseley $1325 for an enslaved woman named Esther and her children. They are listed by name and their ages: "Esther a woman about twenty six years of age, and her four children, Jam a girl nine years old, Indy a Girl seven years old, Sarah a Girl four years old, and William a boy two years old."
[Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation]
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