Authorization to Create a Bill of Sale of an Enslaved Person Named Sally

Authors

Sarah Ann Walker

Files

Description

Authorization to create a bill of sale of an enslaved girl named Sally, authorized by Sarah A. Walker to Solomon Andrews.

ISBN

MUM00181_featherston_b1_f15_001

Publication Date

1-20-1847

Relational Format

archival material

City

Holly Springs (Miss.)

Keywords

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

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Walker, Sarah Ann, "Authorization to Create a Bill of Sale of an Enslaved Person Named Sally" (1847). Lantern Project. 51.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/lanternproject/51

Original Format

legal instrument

Original Collection

Featherston Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

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