Receipt for $800 for the sale of a 28-year-old Negro slave named William from Anne Collet to McGunnegle & Way. Witness, Robert Collet. [gift of Edward V. Papin], 1835 Dec 8

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: D01346

Staff Only

Receipt for $800 signed Anne Collet, December 8, 1835

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.