Bill of sale for a man named Daniel to Jerome B. Annis
date: label: Date
content: November 1, 1851
name: label: Written by
content: Thomas May, American
label: Signed by
content: John Wesley Woodward, American, 1820 - 1865
label: Subject of
content: Jerome Bonaparte Annis, American, 1807 - 1870
notes: label: Description
content: This bill of sale details the sale of an enslaved man named Daniel from Thomas May to Jerome B. Annis. The paper was previously tri-folded leaving deep creases across the page. On the back of the paper the words [Bill of sale / for slave named / Daniel / Date / 2nd / Nov 1851] is written in pencil. The paper is lined and has a blueish tint. Thomas May wrote the receipt and John W. Woodward, notary public, witnessed the sale and signed at the bottom of the page [J. W. WOODWARD. N.P.]. The seal for the notary public of Johnson County, Arkansas is made of newspaper and is affixed to the page in the bottom left corner. The text on the seal is raised but most of its red ink has worn away. It reads [NOTARY PUBLIC JOHNSON COUNTY ARKANSAS]
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tammy Quackenbush and Teri Fotheringham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.27.2
objectType: label: Type
content: receipts
label: Type
content: bills of sale
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (mounted): 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 × 1/8 in. (25.6 × 20.2 × 0.3 cm)