Written by
Calhoun, A., American
Subject of
Watson, Robert
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
April 2, 1836
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 11/16 x 8 3/16 in. (11.9 x 20.8 cm)
Description
A handwritten bill of sale for a 23-year-old woman named Rachel to Robert Watson from A. Calhoun for the sum of $625, dated April 2,1836. The bill is written in brown ink on a half sheet of off-white paper. At top left is [Georgia / Muscogee County]. The document reads in part: [Received of Robert Watson Six hundred / & Twenty Five Dollars for a Negro Woman / Rachel aged Twenty Three Years which / I warrant to be sound in mind & body and I do / hereby warrant & defend the right &title to said / Robert Watson and his heir [sic] and assigns forever]. It is signed at bottom right with handwritten seal by [A. Calhoun] and witnessed at bottom left by [E.L. Wittich]. On the verso is written [Calhoun / Bill of Sale For Rachel].
Place made
Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
bills of sale
Topic
Domestic slave trade
Fancy Girl trade
Finance
Slavery
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2012.158.22
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5874a3f14-6b70-401d-ae78-ee80f8c9b5c5

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