Bond from Charles Crouch to Thomas Gadsden
date: label: Date
content: February 16, 1838
name: label: Signed by
content: Charles W. Crouch, American, 1807 - 1880
label: Signed by
content: Thomas N. Gadsden, American, 1796 - 1871
notes: label: Description
content: This document records a bond of $1,854.50 from Charles Crouch to Thomas Gadsden dated February 16, 1838 in Charleston, South Carolina. The document is a pre-printed form with handwritten text written in ink. On the reverse of the document is handwritten text in black and blue ink and graphite details the payment of the bond with a notation that a new bond for $1,718.08 was given on July 16, 1839.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Charleston, South Carolina, 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: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Urban life
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.174.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bonds (negotiable instruments)
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 and graphite on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (34.9 × 21.6 cm)