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[ENSLAVEMENT]. Pair of receipts for an identified enslaved mother & child. Natchez, MS, 1856-1857.
Estimate: $300-$400
Sold
$500
Timed Auction
American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Description
[ENSLAVEMENT]. Pair of receipts for an identified enslaved mother & child. Natchez, MS, 1856-1857.
2 manuscript receipts for what seems to be the same enslaved woman, Susan, and her son, George, purchased from George Dicks by Joseph Farnsham, comprising:
8 x 4 3/8 in. manuscript receipt for $400 paid by Joseph Farnsham to George Dicks for a "Negro Woman Susan & her Son George now in Said Farnsham's possession." Natchez, [MS], 2 September 1856.
7 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. manuscript receipt for $200 paid by Joseph Farnsham to George Dicks for a "negro woman Susan and child George." Natchez, [MS], 2 May 1857.
Together, 2 manuscript receipts. Each with creasing, some chipping/wear to edges, toning and discoloration, minor separations.
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.
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