Bill of sale for Mary, an enslaved woman, October 1838
Overview
Bill of sale transferring ownership of Mary, a 17-year-old enslaved "Negro" woman, from Press G. Kennett to Reuben Mullens and Thomas Hauser in Pendleton County, Kentucky, in 1838.
Dates
- Creation: 1838
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the bill of sale for Mary, an enslaved woman, may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
1 folderA bill of sale transferring ownership of Mary, a 17-year-old enslaved "Negro" woman, from Press G. Kennett to Reuben Mullens and Thomas Hauser in Pendleton County, Kentucky. Also signed by clerk of the County of Pendleton, R. McCarty (?)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: 2019-M137
The bill of sale for Mary, an enslaved woman, was acquired from the auction of The Collection of Avis & Eugene Robinson, Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers, February 2018.
Processing Information
Processed: December 2019
By: Laura Peimer
The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch01734
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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