Receipt of $500 for the sale of a 48-year-old Negro named Sam from Asa Swindell to Whitaker & Burnett. Witness, B.S. Hopkins. Document dated St. Louis., 1859 Dec 21

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Identifier: D01347

Staff Only

Receipt of $500 signed Asa Swindell, December 21, 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.