Sujet

Deed of sale for an enslaved man named John, March 30, 1861. Creator: John French Coffey.

Légende

This handwritten deed of sale records the purchase of an enslaved boy aged seventeen named John (born 1844) sold by Martha A. Briggs to James Roberts for $1,150.00 in order to pay off a note of $1,200.00 owed by Briggs to H. S. Blood. The paper is folded along the left side, with the terms of the sale and paying of debt written on the front and interior pages. The final page includes the date, seller, buyer, and name of the enslaved handwritten down the middle. The sale was witnessed and recorded by notary John F. Coffey, whose seal is embossed into the paper near the list of names of original signatures. The seal features a pelican inside a circular frame with the text around the rim reading "J. F. COFFEY NOTARY PUBLIC / PARISH OF ORLEANS".

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_391

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

112,5Mo (5,1Mo) / 42,9cm x 65,7cm / 5068 x 7758 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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