Receipt for $300 for the sale of a Negro boy named George from James H. Allison and Robert Allison to George W. Berkley. [gift of Captain Charles M. Berkley, November 1931], 1845 May 9

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: D01376

Staff Only

Receipt for $300 signed James H. Allison and Robert Allison, May 9, 1845

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.