Payment receipt for $25 for bringing an enslaved man from Turks Island

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This handwritten, single page document is a payment receipt written by B.D. Letty that states that he recieved of Mr. Edward Rouzee twenty-five (25) dollars on account of Mr. James Spelman, for "bringing a negro man from Turks Island." Letty questions whether or not the amount should be twenty-five (25) or fifty (50) dollars but will wait until he receives further instructions from Spelman. At the bottom right is the signature of B.D. Letty. The opposite side of the documents notes that it was received. Both sides are in black ink.

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