Receipt for the sale of the enslaved man "Old Man Sam," and his wife, Lucy
date: label: Date
content: January 14, 1853
name: label: Written by
content: Pulliam and Davis, American
label: Subject of
content: Stapleton C. Sneed, American, 1801 - 1872
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A receipt for an enslaved man named "Old Man Sam" and his enslaved wife, Lucy, for $504.00, dated January 14, 1853. The sale was made by slave traders Pulliam & Davis of Richmond, Virginia on the behalf of Stapleton C. Sneed of Nelson County, Virginia. The receipt is handwritten in black ink on a single piece of white paper that has been folded into eighths. The text written on front of the receipt, at the top, reads [Sale made by Pulliam & Davis for account / of Stapleton C. Sneed]. Just below is the line item for the sale with text that reads [1853 / January 14 Old Man Sam & Wife Lucy 504]. Below top line item are paid line items that include the amount received, a 2.5% commission for the sale, the cost of the baggage transportation, and the total amount due. At the bottom of the receipt is a tally of the 2.5% commission. On the back of the receipt, written inside one of the folded boxes, is black ink text that reads [Pulum [sic] & Davis / Sales of / Sam & Lucy]. The yellowed paper has browned along the edges and fold marks. The center fold is partially split.
place: label: Place used
content: Arrington, Nelson County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
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 Frances Poillon Campbell on behalf of the Poillon family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.33
objectType: label: Type
content: receipts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 × 7 13/16 in. (15.3 × 19.8 cm)