Sujet

Deed of sale including 237 enslaved persons in transaction, August 20, 1798. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Seven paged deed of sale document between Samuel Smith, Rene Payne, George Smith, John Smith and Robert Lord Carrington for the sum of [nineteen thousand] one hundred and seventeen pounds, eleven shillings. The indenture document is sold by Moulton and Rushton of Chancery Lane, as indicated in the upper left corner of the front of the first page.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_409

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

675,9Mo (27,6Mo) / 145,1cm x 116,7cm / 17133 x 13788 (300dpi)

Mots clés

education country writing British museum bill paper location Britain papers paperwork document ownership property script African American African-American B&W owner afro-american slavery slave slaves United States of America Smithsonian Institution black & white black and white B W indenture Educational Institution heritage American America USA scientific institution slave trade united states Unknown Smith Robert cultural heritage Black History Baron Robert Smith Heritage Art blackletter gothic script enslaved person enslaved people National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC bill of sale ink on vellum wax deeds indentures Moulton and Rushton Baron Carrington 1st Baron Carrington Carrington