Sujet

Bill of sale for two men, Daniel and Bartley, to Edward Rouzee, February 18, 1812. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860. A bill of sale for "two negro men named Daniel and Bartley." The men were sold by George W. Banks to Edward Rouzee for nine hundred and twenty five (925) dollars . The bill of sale was received February 18, 1812 and is signed by Banks at the bottom right. The one-sided, half page document is handwritten in brown ink. The paper is torn on the right side and the bottom.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_236

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,6Mo (1,3Mo) / 46,8cm x 19,5cm / 5533 x 2309 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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