Bill of sale for Hal, an enslaved man, from William Merritt to Robert Long, 1780 March 1? :autograph manuscript signed.

Item Info

Title:
Bill of sale for Hal, an enslaved man, from William Merritt to Robert Long, 1780 March 1? :autograph manuscript signed.
Date:
March 1, 1780
Creator:
Merritt, William(Of Chatham County, N.C.), enslaver, seller
Contributor:
Description:

  • Bill of sale for Hal, "a negro fellow," for "ten thousand [wt.?] of tobacco" from William Merritt of Chatham County, North Carolina to Robert Long, of Warren County, North Carolina.

  • Witness: John Jenkins.

  • Formerly titled: Bill of sale for one slave: Hal, from William Merrit to Rob Long, Chatham County N.C.

Location:
Subject:
Format:
bills of sale
Publisher:
North Carolina, 1780 March 1?
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
American Slavery Documents
Catalog Record:
https://find.library.duke.edu/catalog/DUKE009671493
Source Collection:
American slavery documents collection, 1757-1878 and undated
Series:
Slavery Series
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
Identifier:
  • 0cc69aaf31879553c6cb5691ad58c00a
  • 009671493
  • americanslaverydocs
  • duke:324146
  • asdsi001008
  • ark:/87924/r4hm5317w
  • 4719d496-ba65-49fa-b43a-eb5674bab9cc
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