Receipt for Jail Fees Paid for Enslaved Person Named Rachael

Authors

B. F. Swazey

Files

Description

Receipt for jail fees paid for an enslaved person named Rachael, who was imprisoned after running away.

ISBN

MUM00057_byrnes_b1_f10_001

Publication Date

1-6-1854

Relational Format

archival material

City

Natchez (Miss.)

Keywords

Enslaved persons ; Slaveholders ; Plantation owners ; Slavery -- Mississippi ; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Swazey, B. F., "Receipt for Jail Fees Paid for Enslaved Person Named Rachael" (1854). Lantern Project. 46.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/lanternproject/46

Original Format

receipt

Original Collection

Roane Fleming Byrnes Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

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