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![[SLAVERY] 1835 South Carolina Slave Bill of Sale](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/2904/29040637.jpeg?t=1TtnjP)
Lot 137
[SLAVERY] 1835 South Carolina Slave Bill of Sale
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 Matthew McCrary, as Administrator. [Laurens, South Carolina], 16 November 1835. 1 page, approx. 7 3/4 x 5 in.
A brief inventory of "the second sale bill of the property of Josiah Prather" that lists the sale of "one Negro woman and two children sold to Alfred Kerns" for $1,220.
Josiah Prather died in 1822 and his estate was administered by Matthew McCrary. There were several other enslaved individuals as a part of his estate.
[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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