Receipt for sale of Milly and her children, Susan, Henry, Harriet and Nancy

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A receipt for the sale of the enslaved woman, Milly, age 28, and her four children (Susan, 12; Henry, 10; Harriet, 6; and Nancy, 4) by Sarah McClelland to T.B. Hickman for $400. This bill of sale is handwritten in brown/black ink on white paper. The bill of sale is signed by Sarah McClelland at the bottom right corner, next to the handwritten word "seal" enclosed in a jagged circle. At the bottom left of the page, the document is signed by D.H. Hickman and Milton Bryan as witnesses. On the reverse side, there is handwritten script at the top center of the page that reads "Sarah McClelland / to Bill Sale to / T.B. Hickman."

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