Bill of sale for Leah and her daughters Sarah and Mariah to Robert Watson
date: label: Date
content: January 8, 1827
name: label: Written by
content: Joseph Pearson, American
label: Subject of
content: Robert Watson
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten bill of sale for a woman named Leah and her two daughters, Sarah and Mariah, for the amount of $750 to Robert Watson. The document is handwritten in brown ink on a square sheet of off-white paper. At top left it is dated [1822 Jany. 8th]. It reads in part: [Rcd. of Robert Watson seven / hundred & fifty dollars, in full payment / for a negro woman (Leah) and her / two children Sarah& Mariah; which / negroes I warrant sound in body and / mind: I also warrant & defend the / rights & title to said negroes, unto / him, the sd. [said] Watson, his heirs and / assigns forever]. It is signed [Joseph Pearson] at bottom right with handdrawn seal and witnessed by [John Bailey] at bottom left. There are no markings or inscriptions on the verso.
place: label: Place made
content: Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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 from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.158.25
objectType: label: Type
content: bills of sale
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: 7 1/8 x 7 11/16 in. (18.1 x 19.5 cm)