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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07356.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | Receipt of sale for a slave |
| Date | 1 April 1854 |
| Author | Stith, C. (fl. 1854) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signed by Stith. Receipt for the sale of a "Negro Boy Richard about fifteen or sixteen years of age..." sold for $1,000 to James W. Goodman. Refers to Richard as "a slave for life." |
| Subjects | Slave Life Slavery Slave Sale African American History Children and Family |
| People | Stith, C. (fl. 1854) Goodman, James W. (fl. 1854) |
| Place written | Mobile, Alabama |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |