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[US] Handwritten Receipt for the Sale of 2 Slaves
Estimate:
$400 - $800
Sold
$200
Live Auction
Fine Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Coins & Accessories
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Handwritten Receipt for the Sale of 2 Slaves, August 10, 1863. "Received of E.H. Stokes nineteen hundred and ten dollars in full for a negro woman Harriet (?) Elender and boy Henry. Said negroes I warrant the right and title good. Said boy I warrant sound and healthy this 10th day of August 1863. by C.E. Mof Agt for A.L. Hardie. Noted below "Not entered in check book yet. Waiting for adjustment of claim for deduction for rupture of boy Henry" $1910 in 1863 was approx $38,200.