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March 30, 1836
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten bill of sale written in black ink detailing the sale of an enslaved girl named Sarah for $615.00 to Robert Watson in Columbus, Georgia. The document was written by a seller with the last name Pomroy whose first name is illegible. The front of…
December 23, 1835; modified 1851
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn official copy receipt bill of sale for transferred ownership of "one Negro girl named Polly aged about sixteen years, yellow complexion and black eyes," from Martin Bridgeman to William H. Mood, both of Jackson County, Territory of Arkansas, for the sum…
December 30, 1836
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single page document consisting of a pre-printed form for a bill of sale in the state of South Carolina with handwritten details in black ink for seventeen (17) year old Mary from Gerd and Ann Riecke to Charles Seignious for the sum of $625.00 on…
April 2, 1836
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten bill of sale for a 23-year-old woman named Rachel to Robert Watson from A. Calhoun for the sum of $625, dated April 2,1836. The bill is written in brown ink on a half sheet of off-white paper. At top left is [Georgia / Muscogee County]. The…
October 24, 1810
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for a 42-year-old "negro man named Isaac." Isaac was sold by William A. Lane to John Rouzee. The signature of Lane appears in the bottom right corner next to the word "seal," which is circled in ink. The signature of a witness, Daniel…
January 15, 1806
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale of an enslaved girl named Clary to Robert S. Jardine for the price of fifty pounds. The document is written on yellowed paper in brown colored ink. The document is severely creased and has several areas of loss at center along the creases.…
1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for the enslaved woman Laurett and her child Anne for $525 from the estate of John J. Lafar to Henry Baker in Charleston, South Carolina in 1845. The document is a pre-printed bill of sale form for the state of South Carolina that has been…
January 22, 1785
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale regarding an enslaved man named Jack. The document is handwritten in brown ink on a single sheet of off-white paper and records the sale of Jack by Thomas Seymour, mayor of Hartford, Connecticut to his son, Henry Seymour of New York, New…
1862
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA preprinted bill of sale with handwritten text for an enslaved woman named Rosner in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The single page document is folded to create four pages. The document records that Rosner, a woman about 49 to 50 years of age, was sold by…
September 26, 1805
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for "a negroe woman called Charlotte with her child, also a negroe girl called Kate." Charlotte and Kate were sold by Muscore G. Hunbery to John Rouzee for one hundred and eighty five (185) pounds. The document is signed by Hunbery at the…
December 13, 1796
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA framed bill of sale for Flora, an enslaved woman, dated "this 13th Day of December, 1796." The document is handwritten in brown ink on cream laid paper. The document transfers the ownership of "a certain Negro Wench named Flora" from Margaret Dwight in…
1844
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA large, pre-printed bill of sale with handwritten text on both sides. It describes the mortgage of four enslaved persons by George Lynes. The enslaved persons are identified as “S Bella, L Sally, Ben, and L Anthony.” The document states that Lynes…
March 3, 1800
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Hannah and her children Claudia and Stephen, sold from Maurice Simons to William Doughty for 326 pounds, 5 shillings on March 3, 1800 in Charleston, South Carolina. The documented is a pre-printed bill of sale for…
January 8, 1827
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten bill of sale for a woman named Leah and her two daughters, Sarah and Mariah, for the amount of $750 to Robert Watson. The document is handwritten in brown ink on a square sheet of off-white paper. At top left it is dated [1822 Jany. 8th]. It…
March 7, 1854
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printed bill of sale form completed with handwritten details. The one-sided single-sheet document begins with [The State of South Carolina] at the top left and details the sale of a woman and her three daughters from A. Nachman to C.W. Seignious for the…
January 14, 1800
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for "one negro man slave named Sam." Sam was sold by James Thomas to Edward Rouzee for one hundred (100) pounds. The signature of Thomas is in the lower right corner, next to the word "seal," which has been circled. The document was…
May 21, 1818
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is a bill of sale prepared by Tho. Matthews that states that Edward Rouzee purchased for eleven (11) dollars "Old Ned" at the sale of Henry Garrett on May 21, 1818. The opposite side states "Thomas Matthews / Rec'd in…
1832
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten document of black ink on rag paper recording the sale of two enslaved women, Nelly and Milley, and their respective children from Thomas A. Clark to James P. Clark. On one side, the document records the value of the enslaved persons being…
February 18, 1812
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for "two negro men named Daniel and Bartley." The men were sold by George W. Banks to Edward Rouzee for nine hundred and twenty five (925) dollars . The bill of sale was received February 18, 1812 and is signed by Banks at the bottom right.…
1858
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for a man named Will from Benjamin H. Grist to David W. Lamb for the sum of $1,285.32, with approximately half of that cost being due January 1, 1859. The document is a letterpress printed form entitled [MORTGAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY -…
July 1, 1799
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale regarding an enslaved woman identified as "Jenny." The document uses a pre-printed form for John Tayloe, with details completed by hand in brown ink, for the sale of Jenny for five shillings to his brother-in-law William Augustine…
1844
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bill of sale for an enslaved man identified as “Joseph or Joe." The document includes both printed and handwritten text. The document records two separate transactions for the man, one on the front and one on the back. The front of the document concerns…
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William Osborne Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, author, film producer, and poker player. He is the founder of Skylar Capital, an energy-focused hedge fund, and a co-founder of the Earth observation…
1943–
William Samuel Winston (born May 6, 1943) is an American televangelist, theology preacher, author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, a non-denominational church in Forest Park, Illinois, with over 22,000…
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