Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Rosner in Louisiana
date: label: Date
content: 1862
name: label: Written by
content: Samuel F. Smith, American, 1814 - 1890
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Aaron L. Salter, American, born 1819
label: Subject of
content: Samuel J. Mimbush, American
label: Subject of
content: John Gallaspy, American
notes: label: Description
content: A preprinted bill of sale with handwritten text for an enslaved woman named Rosner in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The single page document is folded to create four pages. The document records that Rosner, a woman about 49 to 50 years of age, was sold by Aaron L. Salter to John Gallaspy for $450 on terms of 8% interest.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Unionville, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, 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: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: 2018.43.3
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: 12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in. (31.7 × 20.2 cm)