Land indenture document transferring land from Gerrit Smith to John Bics
date: label: Date
content: September 1, 1846
name: label: Created by
content: Gerrit Smith, American, 1794 - 1874
notes: label: Description
content: A land indenture document transferring land from Gerrit Smith to John Bics or Bice, a possibly formerly enslaved man, for the sum of one dollar. The document contains printed and handwritten text, both in black ink, on both sides of a single sheet of off-white paper. The beginning states [THIS INDENTURE, made the First day of September / one thousand eight hundred and forty six between Gerrit Smith of Petersboro, Sate of New York, of the first part, and John Bics(?) / of the town of Madison, and the County of Madison, / State aforesaid, of the second part. / Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, in consideratin of one dollar and of his desire to have all share in the means of subsistence and happiness, which a bountiful God has provided for all, has granted, sold, and quit claimed, to the said party of the second part...]. The document is signed by Smith at the bottom, next to a green seal mark. The reverse side contains a printed and handwritten statement signed by [E. Holmes Judge Co. Courts / [illegible] his court] on the middle third of the document. The bottom third contains handwritten text. The document was previously folded into thirds.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Madison, Madison County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Peterboro, Madison County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Essex County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Self-liberation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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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
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Franklin Sciacca
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.65.1
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
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: 9 1/2 x 7 15/16 in. (24.1 x 20.2 cm)