Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Deed of sale for an enslaved man named Cane
February 10, 1859
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This record of a deed of sale records the sale of an enslaved man named Cane (born 1840) by Charnell H. Durham to Benjamin F. Jenkins, both of De Soto Parish, Louisiana, on February 10, 1859. Cane was described as "of light complexion aged about nineteen years" and was sold for $1,500.00. The sale was witnessed and recorded by the notary Samuel F. Smith, who kept this document for recording purposes. Text on the reverse of the blue-tinted paper records the names of the seller, buyer, notary, and location of the record in legal files.
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Catalog reference: 2015.222.2
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