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Slave bills of sale

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/sh87004271

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Iveson L. Brookes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0214
Abstract A large collection of letters to and from this Baptist clergyman, planter and southern sectionalist, including defenses of the South, Brookes's business transactions, and family matters.
Dates: 1811-1911; Majority of material found within 1825 - 1865
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Iveson L. Brookes papers

Carriere and Borduzat conveyance

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0282
Overview Notarized document dated 22 April 1836, for sale of slaves in New Orleans by (Auguste) Carriere & (Daniel Gregoire) Borduzat to Prosper Foy.
Dates: 1836 April 22
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Carriere and Borduzat conveyance

Jackson Napoleon Chadwick Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4168
Overview 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.
Dates: 1839-1907
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Jackson Napoleon Chadwick Papers

Handwritten Sales Inventory of the Property of Thomas G. Danner

 Collection
Identifier: W-0167
Overview Handwritten inventory of the estate of Thomas G, Danner, including clocks, side boards, beds, books, saddles, farm tools, and eighteen slaves
Dates: 1845 January 1
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Handwritten Sales Inventory of the Property of Thomas G. Danner

John Davis mortgage

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0406
Abstract A mortgage dated 20 June 1835 on slaves made out to Whitman Brane company in Montgomery County, Alabama.
Dates: 1835 June 20
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / John Davis mortgage

William Gary receipt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0563
Overview Receipt dated 28 January 1836 for a 19 year old slave, Bradley, bought by William Gary from Linoir Lassiter.
Dates: 1836 January 28
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / William Gary receipt

George W. Oliver Receipt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1080
Abstract A receipt for slave named Anderson, aged about 8 years, sold to Jonathan Orr of Morgan County, Alabama.
Dates: 1833-01-12
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / George W. Oliver Receipt

Joshua Hill Foster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0535
Overview Papers of a University of Alabama graduate, Baptist minister, planter, teacher (University of Alabama, 1873-1892) and president of Alabama Central Female College, 1869-1873.
Dates: 1839 - 1904
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Joshua Hill Foster Papers

William A. Morris papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1021
Overview Eleven receipts for slave purchases, and genealogical material on the family of William Morris.
Dates: 1842-1860
Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / William A. Morris papers