[Bill of sale for a female slave named Sarah and her child Clerrisa]

Item

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Dublin Core

Title

[Bill of sale for a female slave named Sarah and her child Clerrisa]
Michael Reed Papers

Subject

Robertson Colony.
Reed, Michael, 1777-1859.
Clerissa, ca. 1852-?
Sarah, ca. 1836-?
Business, Economics and Finance
Social Life and Customs - Slavery
slaves
enslaved people
bills of sale

Description

Bill of sale for a 17-year-old woman named Sarah and her 15-month-old child Clerissa, sold as slaves to Michael Reed by Archibald Thompson.

Creator

Thompson, Archibald

Date

1853-08-05

Contributor

Reed, Michael

Rights

Attribution

Format

[2] p. ; 31 x 20 cm.
Text

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

local-cont-no: Reed-Box2-Folder38-1853-08-05-BillofSaleSlaves
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth880953/
ark: ark:/67531/metapth880953

Coverage

United States - Texas
The Texas Frontier, 1846-1861

Collection

Citation

Thompson, Archibald, “[Bill of sale for a female slave named Sarah and her child Clerrisa],” Southwestern University Special Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/items/show/1782.