Notarized receipt for $400 for the sale of a 12-year-old Negro boy named George from James Hurley [or Huling] of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, to William D. Dougherty of New Orleans. Witnesses, William G. Latham and Guy Duplantis. Signed by Joseph Roberts Beard, notary public, New Orleans, November 29, 1848. [gift of David C. Loker], 1848 Nov 27

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: D01382

Staff Only

Notarized receipt for $400 signed Joseph Roberts Beard, notary public, New Orleans, November 27, 1848

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.