Bill of sale for a 15-year-old girl named Sarah to Robert Watson
date: label: Date
content: March 30, 1836
name: label: Written by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Robert Watson
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A handwritten bill of sale written in black ink detailing the sale of an enslaved girl named Sarah for $615.00 to Robert Watson in Columbus, Georgia. The document was written by a seller with the last name Pomroy whose first name is illegible. The front of the document reads: [Columbas March 30. 1836 / Rcd of Robert Watson Six hundred / and fifteen Dollars for a negro girl / named Sarah / The said Sarah is about fifteen years / old and perfectly sound and healthy / and I warrant the titles against all / persons whatsoever / [illegible] Pomroy]. The back of the document reads: [Pomroys Bill / of Sale of Sarah].
place: label: Place made
content: Columbus, Muscogee County, 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: Fancy Girl trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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: 2012.158.20
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: L x W: 4 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (10.8 x 19.7 cm)