Sujet

Know all men by these presents that I [blank] for and in consideration of the sum..., 1778-10-18. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Know all men by these presents that I [Isabella Kearney] for and in consideration of the sum of [Six Pence] current money..., 1778-10-18. Additional title: Bill of sale for black man purchasing his daughter's freedom. Manuscript in blanks on printed blank form bill of sale, documenting the sale of a slave woman named Jenny, by Isabella Kearney of the Province of New York, to Negro Adam (father of Jenny), for the sum of six pence, current money of the provence of New York, dated October 19, 1778. It was signed by Isabella Kearney in the presence of Sarah Skinner and Lambert Barberie.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A18_296

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

67,8Mo (3,4Mo) / 37,5cm x 45,3cm / 4430 x 5352 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black library freedom country human bill text location century price document ownership property concept African American African-American owner cost afro-american slavery lettering public library MONOCHROME United States of America Human being human beings 18th century Eighteenth Century New York Public Library NYPL heritage American America USA slave trade united states Unknown homo sapien cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art bill of sale bills of sale Schomburg Center for Research Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture