Bill of sale with two transactions for an enslaved man named Joe or Joseph
date: label: Date
content: 1844
name: label: Written by
content: George S. Harding, American, died 1863
label: Written by
content: Henry P. Goldsmith, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Joseph L. Locke, American
label: Subject of
content: Charles Davis, American
label: Subject of
content: James Akins, American
notes: label: Description
content: A bill of sale for an enslaved man identified as “Joseph or Joe." The document includes both printed and handwritten text. The document records two separate transactions for the man, one on the front and one on the back. The front of the document concerns a transaction that occurred On July 16, 1844. Henry P. Goldsmith of Chambers County, Alabama, purchased Joe for $465 from Joseph L. Lock and Charles Davis in Savannah, Georgia. Joe is described as 19 and of “bright mulatto colour.” The back of the document contains the second transaction, dated August 26, 1844. In this sale, Joe is transferred from Goldsmith to James Akins of Chambers County, Alabama for “value received.” Additional text is at the bottom of the page. G. S. Harding acted as witness to both sales.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Chambers County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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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 of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.43.2
objectType: 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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 × 8 1/16 in. (33 × 20.5 cm)