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Box SC1800-1849.002

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Bill of sale and bond letter

 File — Box: SC1800-1849.002, Folder: 4168.01
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains a bill of sale for five slaves, a soft leather wallet, and a letter regarding a pre-Civil War bond, belonging to Jackson Napoleon Chadwick and his heirs. The wallet (7" tall and about 3.25" wide when closed) with an attached notepad includes notations that give a rare glimpse of the provenance of the wallet, from 1839 when it was given to Jackson Napoleon Chadwick by his brother S. W. Chadwick. Below this note is another written by Bessie Chadwick Minge...
Dates: 1839-1907