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Bill of Sale

 Fonds
Identifier: EMELINE

Scope and Contents

A bill of sale for an enslaved woman, probably from the south-eastern United States of America. Mary W Bramtly(?) is selling Emeline to John Eady and Simeon(?) Perry for $400.

Dates

  • Creation: 4 September 1843

Biographical / Historical

A John Eady and a Simmean Perry appear in the 1850 Macon County, Alabama census of owners of enslaved people. Eady has 14 slaves and Perry has 26. Simeon Perry is given as the name of two generations of owners of enslaved people in Lauderdale, Tenesse and Edmondton, North Carolina, in the account of the life of Allen Sidney who was born enslaved in 1804 (Blassingame, John W. 'Slave Testimony: Two Centuries of Letters, Speeches, Interviews and Autobiographies' Louisiana State University Press: 1977. pp521-523).

Extent

1 document

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Title
Black Cultural Archives: Bill of Sale
Author
Black Cultural Archives
Date
23/02/2022
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Archives Collection Repository

Contact:
Black Cultural Archives
1 Windrush Square
London