Receipt for $400 for the sale of a 14-year-old Negro girl from John G. Ball of Callaway County, Missouri, to John C. Swon of St. Louis, Missouri. Witness, Wm. C. Kennett. [gift of Miss Lucy S. Kennett], 1834 Mar 10

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: D01366

Staff Only

Receipt for $400 signed John G. Ball of Callaway County, Missouri, March 10, 1834

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.