Bill of sale for a boy named Hall to Jerome B. Annis
date: label: Date
content: January 16, 1854
name: label: Written by
content: William Cardin, American
label: Subject of
content: Jerome Bonaparte Annis, American, 1807 - 1870
notes: label: Description
content: This bill of sale details the sale of "a negro boy named Hall" from William Carden to Jerome B. Annis. The sale is handwritten on a torn piece of paper. The bottom edge of the page is jagged from tearing. The paper has a blueish tint, is lined and was previously folded six times. The folding left one crease across the page and five creases down the page. William Carden signed the bill of sale with [Wm Carden]. The back of the bill of sale has the words [Bill of Sale / for Hall] written in cursive and in ink. The date [Date 16th Jan / 1854] is written in pencil.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
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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, Gift of Tammy Quackenbush and Teri Fotheringham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.27.1
objectType: label: Type
content: receipts
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 (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 1/8 × 7 9/16 in. (13 × 19.2 cm)