Bill of sale of an enslaved man named Jesse to the Governor of Georgia
date: label: Date
content: January 11, 1830
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Written by
content: William Adams, American, died 1854
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: F. M. Stone, American, died 1862
label: Subject of
content: George R. Gilmer, American, 1790 - 1859
label: Subject of
content: Georgia General Assembly, American, founded 1777
label: Signed by
content: William Adams, American, died 1854
notes: label: Description
content: A partially printed bill of sale of an enslaved man named Jesse to the Governor of Georgia. The document is brownish white with black printed text with brown handwritten additions. The additions were written by William Adams, who also signed the document. The document begins [Know all Men by these Presents, / That I, Wm. Adams of the State of / Georgia for and in consideration of the sum of / four hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by F. M. Stone, (Agent for purchasing Negroes for the State of Georgia, appointed / by his Excellency the Governor of said State, under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of said State, / passed December 1829,) at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof I do hereby / acknowledge: have granted, bargained, sold and delivered, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and deliver / unto the GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA for the time being and his successors in office, / a male slave named Jesse aged Twenty five / of black complexion and 5 Feet 8 Inches high. To have and to hold the said slave / unto the Governor of the State of Georgia for the time being and his successors in office, for ever…]. Brown, handwritten text on the back of the document reads [Bill of Sale / [illegible] / 11 July 1830/ Recorded].
place: label: Place used
content: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
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: 2014.251.5
objectType: label: Type
content: receipts
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 (folded): 9 7/16 × 7 9/16 in. (24 × 19.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (unfolded): 12 5/8 × 7 9/16 in. (32 × 19.2 cm)