Bill of sale for Harriet and Martha, two enslaved women, from John Hunter to J.E. Calhoun, 1858 February 8 :autograph manuscript signed.

Item Info

Title:
Bill of sale for Harriet and Martha, two enslaved women, from John Hunter to J.E. Calhoun, 1858 February 8 :autograph manuscript signed.
Date:
February 8, 1858
Creator:
Hunter, John A., 1816-1895, author, enslaver, seller
Contributor:
Description:

  • Bill of sale for "two negro women...Harriet aged about twenty...and Martha aged about eighteen years" from John Hunter to J.E. Calhoun for $2500.

  • Signed: John Hunter.

  • At head of document: Grand Gulf.

  • Dated at head of document: 2nd March 1858.

  • Formerly titled: Bill of sale for two slave women, from John Hunter to J. E. Calhoun, Grand Gulf.

Subject:
Format:
bills of sale
Publisher:
Grand Gulf, Mississippi, 1858 February 8.
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
American Slavery Documents
Source Collection:
American slavery documents collection, 1757-1878 and undated
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • 009777159
  • 75bdcac5b22567c4f17aaf5ce200a5bf
  • americanslaverydocs
  • duke:324263
  • asdsi002025
  • ark:/87924/r41c1tx6g
  • 0d49ce2e-bca8-4190-b870-6a00cd6c5d60
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