Bill of sale for a 16-year-old girl named Polly
date: label: Date
content: December 23, 1835; modified 1851
name: label: Created by
content: H. B. Boston
label: Signed by
content: Martin Bridgeman, American
notes: label: Description
content: An official copy receipt bill of sale for transferred ownership of "one Negro girl named Polly aged about sixteen years, yellow complexion and black eyes," from Martin Bridgeman to William H. Mood, both of Jackson County, Territory of Arkansas, for the sum of $600. The document is a single sheet, with handwritten black ink on both sides. It is dated December 23, 1835, and signed by Martin Bridgeman and witnessed by Thomas R. Paul and John Hall on the recto. On the verso is a note by the County Clerk of Montgomery County, Texas on recording sworn witness statements and signatures by Thomas R. Paul and John Hall, and entry into Montgomery County records, May 15, 1851. In the center of the verso is written [Martin Bridgman / Bill of Sale / To Wm. H Mood / Negro Girl Polley / $600 Fee paid].
place: label: Place made
content: Jackson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Montgomery County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Fancy Girl trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
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: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Candace Greene
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.47.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bills of sale
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
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: 10 1/2 x 7 in. (26.7 x 17.8 cm)