Receipt of $900 for the sale of a 27-year-old Negro slave named Bob from Benj. N. McElroy to James A.B. McElroy. [accession number 89-0020], 1856 Mar 31

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: D01371

Staff Only

Receipt of $900 signed Benj. N. McElroy, March 31, 1856

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.