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Slave Bill of Sale, Washington DC, 1854

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Slave Bill of Sale, Washington DC, 1854
<B>Slave Bill of Sale for A Mulatto Woman, Celia Ann Taylor,</B></I> 8” x 12.75”, 2 pages (front and verso), December 19, 1854, Washington, DC. For the sum of $1,200, Eliza A. Miller sold the slave, Taylor, to John Smith of Washington despite the The Compromise of 1850 that abolished the slave trade, but not slavery in the District of Columbia. A very nice document. Laminated in plastic, else fine. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)