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Warren County, Tennessee 184l Slave Receipt.

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Warren County, Tennessee 184l Slave Receipt.
Warren County, Tennessee 184l Slave Receipt.<p>This is an unusual arrangement in slave documents, in that Leonard Adcock owed $86 to Burgess Womack, and paid $1 to a third party (Henry Watson) giving him permission to sell a Negro woman Nance should Adcock default on the note. 4.25 x 7.5". We have seen documents with slaves put up as security along with other property against a loan, but the third party involvement is unusual.<p>Folds, moderate overall toning, lower right corner missing not affecting text.