Written by
Boyden, S. G., American
Signed by
Honeycutt, Edmund, American, 1824 - 1907
Lentz, Henry T., American, 1820 - 1869
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
August 19, 1856
Medium
iron gall ink on laid rag paper
Dimensions
H x W: 7 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (19.5 × 18.5 cm)
H x W x D (Frame): 10 × 12 1/4 × 3/4 in. (25.4 × 31.1 × 1.9 cm)
Description
Receipt for the sale of an enslaved boy named John, dated 1856. The document has been handwritten in brown iron gall ink on off-white laid rag paper. The document reads: [Receive of S.G. Boyden / Seven hundred & twelve dollars / & fifty cents for a Negro Boy / about Eleven years of age named John / which Boy I warrant state found in / Body and Mind & no defect in title / also a slave for life. / August 19th 1856]. It is signed [Edmund Honeycutt (seal)] at the bottom right and [Witnyss / HT Lents] at the bottom left. Handwritten on the back of the document is [Bill Sale / E. Honeycutt / Boy John / $712.50]. The document has been folded previously into vertical thirds with an additional a horizontal fold about 1” from the bottom and there are indications of an embossed seal or stamp in the upper left hand corner.
Place used
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
receipts
Topic
American South
Business
Children
Commerce
Domestic slave trade
Finance
U.S. History, 1815-1861
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A gift of the Trustees of Memorial Hall Library, Andover
Object number
2018.34
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57aca10b7-295a-44fc-a896-6a140723b619

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