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Slave bills of sale

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Bradley County (Arkansas) Estate Sale of Enslaved Persons

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1141
Scope and Content Note

Official account, signed by Bradley County Clerk W. H. Wheeler, listing the names of eleven enslaved persons belonging to the estate of James. T. Bragg, the names of the enslavers purchasing, and the price paid. Enslaved persons included in this bill were Marion, Solomon, Jerry, Sterling, Anniea, who was mentioned as being accompanied by an unnamed child, Evilia, Linnifer, Sally, and Marzu, who was also mentioned as being accompanied by an unnamed child.

Dates: 1860