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List of enslaved persons and yards of cloth ordered for Rouzee family plantation

early 19th century

Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A single page document with notes handwritten in black ink on both sides.The notes consist of a list of names on one side and the enumeration of the number of "men, boys, women and children" owned by the Rouzees' on the other, as well as measurements in yards of cloth.

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Catalog reference: 2011.104.29

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