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Slave Trade Autograph Note Signed One page, 8"x7

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Cultures & Ethnicities Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Slave Trade Autograph Note Signed One page, 8 x7
<B>Slave Trade Autograph Note Signed.</B></I> One page, 8" x 7", Framed, Orange, Virginia, July 16, 1831. A slave trade document for a 12-year-old girl named Anna. The note reads, "<I>Received of Wm B. Bell two hundred and eighty eight dollars and fifty cent in full pay for a negro girl Ann 12 years. The rite and title of the girl I do warrant and defend against the claim or claims of all and every person. I do also warrant the above named girl to be sound and healthy, witness my hand and seal this 16th day of July, 1831.</B></I>" Signed "<I>Asa Brockman.</B></I>" Young female slaves were worth a considerable premium as shown here. Additional Brockman Family slave trade documents may be referenced at the University of Chicago. This is a rare peek inside the everyday business of slavery.
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