Bill of sale for a 17 year old girl named Mary
date: label: Date
content: December 30, 1836
name: label: Written by
content: Gerd Reicke
label: Subject of
content: Ann Riecke
label: Subject of
content: Charles W. Seignious, American, 1810 - 1893
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A single page document consisting of a pre-printed form for a bill of sale in the state of South Carolina with handwritten details in black ink for seventeen (17) year old Mary from Gerd and Ann Riecke to Charles Seignious for the sum of $625.00 on December 30, 1836, in Charleston.
label: Description
content: The document reads in part: [We Gerd Riecke & Ann Riecke / His Wife / for and in consideration of the sum of Six Hundred and / twenty five Dollars / to Me in hand paid, at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, / by Charles W Seignious / (the receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge) have bargained and sold, and by / these presents do bargain, sell, and deliver to the said Charles Seignious / A Brown Girl named Mary / about Seventeen years of age / To Have and to Hold the said Girl / Mary with her future issue / and Increase / unto the said Charles W Seignious].
label: Description
content: The document is signed at the bottom right [G. Riecke] with seal in black ink and witnessed by [T Roberts] in the bottom left corner. There is no printing or inscriptions on the verso.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Fancy Girl trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2012.158.8
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: 13 1/4 x 8 3/16 in. (33.7 x 20.8 cm)