Receipt of $300 for the sale of a 5-year-old slave named Addelline from John Wells to Josiah Camp. Dated Montgomery County, Missouri. [gift of Emil Rosenberger, Montgomery City, Missouri], 1853 July 27

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: D01361

Staff Only

Receipt for $300 signed John Wells, Montgomery County, Missouri, July 27, 1853

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.