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Slave Life Insurance Policy From Virginia

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Slave Life Insurance Policy From Virginia
<B>Slave Life Insurance Policy From Virginia.</B></I> Partially printed document, one page with docketing panel on verso, 8" x 12.5", Richmond, March 4, 1853. Issued by the Richmond Fire Association, this fascinating policy was sold to one Thomas H. Seay and insures "<I>Brutus, a slave on the Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road</B></I>" for four hundred dollars. The premium for this coverage was $15.28 per annum. Printed on light gray stock. Some paper loss to right margin, else very good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)