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This item SOLD at 2007 Dec 03 @ 18:05UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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<B>Texas Slave Bills of Sale</B></I>. Three pages, 7.75" x 10", 8" x 4.75", and 7.75" x 4.5". All three pages refer to four slaves purchased by Benjamin Long in Harrison County, Texas. The first two pages, dated May 30, 1844, both including endorsements on the verso, pertain to <I>"described negro property viz; Hannah, black woman of the age of thirty two years and her boy child, Rufus, yellow complexion eyes, three years and her girl child aged three months, all slaves for life</B></I>"<B>. </B></I> The third page, dated June 3, 1844, refers to <I>"a negro woman Fanny about thirty five years old which negro...I own in body, in mind and a slave for life"</B></I>. A stark testament to the national shame that was slavery. Very good condition with stains, folds, and minor edge nicks. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)<BR><BR><B>Important notic
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