Receipt for $800 for the sale of a 17-year-old Negro named Henry from John B. Lesperance of St. Louis, Missouri, to G.W. Berkley of St. Louis, Missouri. Witness, Thos. Talbott. [gift of Captain Charles M. Berkley, November 1931], 1838 May 21

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: D01378

Staff Only

Receipt for $800 signed John B. Lesperance of St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1838

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.