Skip to main content

Bill of Sale, 1846

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9000-25, 1

Scope and Contents note

Contains the original and a typed transcript of the slave bill of sale that took place in the Sumter District of South Carolina in 1846. The bill denotes that Big Tom, Dinah, Harvey, Elias, and Ira were sold by William Lewis (who purchased John Durant's estate) to Franklin J. Moses for the sum of $1,795.

Dates

  • Creation: 1846

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.0 folder

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

Contact:
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608