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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript legal document involving the estate of Solomon Boggan, who left an enslaved male subject to his grandson Wingate Boggan, a minor. Wilcox County, AL, 8 August 1847.
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold
$175
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description
[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript legal document involving the estate of Solomon Boggan, who left an enslaved male subject to his grandson Wingate Boggan, a minor. Wilcox County, AL, 8 August 1847.
1p, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 in., folds, some toning, occasional spotting, tape repair to fold. Docketing to verso.
A document in which the guardianship of Wingate Boggan, grandson of Solomon Boggan (1770-ca 1847), is discussed. An additional notation at the bottom of the document references Wingate Boggan being left a "negro boy" by Solomon Boggan.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.