Agreement regarding the sale of a slave named Esther from Patrick Henry to Peter Perkins in North Carolina. (Notation on the back of the document reads, A Manuscript of Patrick Henry presented to me by the Rev. Edward Fontaine, [signed] Robt.[?] Dalton)., 1784 May 3

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: D01374

Staff Only

Agreement signed Patrick Henry, May 3, 1784

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of runaway slaves.