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Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Cato
- Written by
- Lapier, J. P.
- Subject of
- C. E. Girardy & Co., American
- Roberts, James
- Date
- April 28, 1859
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (24.8 × 22.5 cm)
- Description
- This deed of sale has pre-printed and handwritten text that records the purchase of an enslaved man named Cato (born 1819) sold by J. P. Lapier of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, an agent for C. E. Girardy & Co. to James Roberts of Jefferson City, Louisiana, for $800.00 on April 28, 1859. Cato is described as being around forty years of age and was "sold as having run away." The paper is folded in half along the left side with the reverse of the open sheet (interior pages when folded) blank. On the back of the folded page is handwritten text in ink identifying the date, seller, buyer, and enslaved person.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Jefferson, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- bills of sale
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2015.222.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions