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Description
Slave Receipt. One page, 7" x 3.75", n.p., June 9, 1755. Signed by the purchasers "Samuel Stoddon" and "Marey Stoddon", as well as several other witnesses, this receipt gave ". . . authority to Sale & dispose of this Negro Servant boy. . . Cornelius" to the Stoddons, though it does not mention a price. It has been excised from a larger document which certainly must have included the price. Docketed on verso; age-toned with some stains and some taped repairs. Near good condition.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Manuscripts Auction #692 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2008
17th-18th
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 1
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