On View
Slavery and Freedom Gallery
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
Written by
Hunberg, Muscoe G.
Received by
Rouzee, John, American, born 1776
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by
Rouzee Family, American
Date
September 26, 1805
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
L x W: 6 3/4 x 8 in. (17.1 x 20.3 cm)
Caption
This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.
Description
A bill of sale for "a negroe woman called Charlotte with her child, also a negroe girl called Kate." Charlotte and Kate were sold by Muscore G. Hunbery to John Rouzee for one hundred and eighty five (185) pounds. The document is signed by Hunbery at the bottom right. The document is dated September 26, 1805. The one-sided, square document is handwritten in brown ink. The paper is torn unevenly on both sides and at the bottom. It has been folded vertically once and horizontally three times.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place made
Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Portfolio/Series
Rouzee Family Papers
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
financial records
bills of sale
Topic
Agriculture
Domestic slave trade
Families
Finance
Motherhood
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2011.104.4
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f7cdac4-578a-4860-8e13-e780debbc6d6

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