Receipt for $450 for the sale of a Negro woman named Meraia and her son Joseph from Stre. [Sylvestre] Labadie to Capt. C. Swon., 1834 Nov 12

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: D01381

Staff Only

Receipt for $450 signed Stre. Labadie, November 12, 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.