Receipt of $900 for the sale of a 13-year-old Negro slave named Henry from H.H. Camp to Josiah Camp. [gift of Emil Rosenberger, Montgomery City, Missouri], 1859 Oct 29

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: D01410

Staff Only

Receipt of $900 signed H.H. Camp, October 29, 1859

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.