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Colonial Pennsylvania Slave Bill of Sale

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Cultures & Ethnicities Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Colonial Pennsylvania Slave Bill of Sale
<B>Colonial Pennsylvania Slave Bill of Sale,</B></I> one page with docketing, 6.5" x 8,25", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1, 1751. An exceptionally nice partially printed 18th century document in which Jonathan Biles, house carpenter, purchases "<I>a certain Negro boye named Henry</B></I>" for thirty pounds. Signed by Biles with witnesses Peter Bard and William Clifton. Uneven edges as made with a few very minor edge splits. Toned, very good condition. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)