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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06148 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1787 |
| Title | Affidavit of sales agreement for a slave named Hannibal in St. Croix |
| Date | 4 April 1787 |
| Author | Yard, Benjamin (1757-1787) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Marked "Copy." Certifies that he purchased Hannibal in October 1780 from Captain John Earl. He was informed that Thomas Wright, a sailor on board Earl's ship, owned one half of Hannibal. Payment was twenty half "Joes" - ten to the captain and ten to Wright in Havana. Payment also included a certain amount of rum. The rum was worth £50.17.7 1/4 Philadelphia currency and was shipped to Earl on Captain Harr's vessel on 31 October 1781. Says "I do not recollect any other circumstances attending the Sale of this Negro." |
| Subjects | Caribbean Slavery Slave Sale African American History Alcohol Finance Slave Trade Maritime |
| People | Yard, Benjamin (1757-1787) |
| Place written | Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Yard was originally from Trenton, New Jersey. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |