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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06261.01.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1835 |
| Title | Receipt for payment for a slave named Eliza |
| Date | 4 February 1835 |
| Author | Palmer, Hastings D. (1806-1879) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Adam Poole pays Palmer $500 for "a negro girl of dark complexion, about sixteen years of age, known by the name of Eliza or 'Lize,' which I warrant to be sound in body and mind as well as a slave for life." Attested to by [Jessi H. Cleveland?]. |
| Subjects | Slavery Slave Sale African American History Women's History |
| People | Palmer, Hastings D. (1806-1879) Cleveland, Jessi H. (fl. 1835) Poole, Adam (1776-1855) |
| Theme | African Americans; Women in American History; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |