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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08397 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1831 |
| Title | Slavery contract |
| Date | 30 May 1831 |
| Author | Reed, James (fl. 1831) |
| Recipient | Providence |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Contract between James Reed and "Providence, a negro man aged about twenty-eight years," binding Providence to Reed for ninety years. Reed planned on emigrating to Texas, then a provice of Mexico, where slavery was not legal. |
| Subjects | Texas American West Immigration and Migration Slavery Contract African American History |
| People | Reed, James (fl. 1831) Providence (fl. 1831) |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |