- Written by
- Smith, Samuel F., American, 1814 - 1890
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Salter, Aaron L., American, born 1819
- Mimbush, Samuel J., American
- Gallaspy, John, American
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (31.7 × 20.2 cm)
- Description
- A preprinted bill of sale with handwritten text for an enslaved woman named Rosner in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The single page document is folded to create four pages. The document records that Rosner, a woman about 49 to 50 years of age, was sold by Aaron L. Salter to John Gallaspy for $450 on terms of 8% interest.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Unionville, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- bills of sale
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




