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Bill of sale containing names and ages of 123 Georgian Slaves sold for $61,000

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Title:
Bill of sale containing names and ages of 123 Georgian Slaves sold for $61,000
Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, 1728-1973
Date:
1856-12
Location:
Glynn County, Georgia
ID Number:
RMM04681_1019
Accession Number:
Rudin # S - 1019
Collection Number:
4681
File Name:
RMM04681_1019.pdf
Work Type:
bills of sale
Measurement:
8.0 x 12.5 (inches)
Description:
Two Related Documents Dealing with the Sale of Slaves. One Document is a Bill of Sale Containing the Names and Ages of 123 Georgian Slaves Sold for $61.000, a Very Large Transaction for this Time Period
Cite As:
Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
Gail and Stephen Rudin slavery collection
Series:
Series XVI: Sale, Hire, Purchase, Collateral Documents
Box:
17
Folder:
60
Format:
Image
Rights:
The content in the Rudin Slavery Collection (aka Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections) is believed to be in the public domain by virtue of its creation date, and is presented by Cornell University Library under the Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio, and Video from Cornell University Library Collections [http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright]. For more information about these volumes, please contact the Rare and Manuscript Collections at rareref@cornell.edu. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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