Receipt for Officer R.W. Byers for Services in Searching for the Enslaved Person "Pence," 1848

Title:

Receipt for Officer R.W. Byers for Services in Searching for the Enslaved Person "Pence," 1848

Date:

1848

Description:

A receipt for forty dollars paid to R.W. Byers, an officer of the city of New York, for his services in searching for the enslaved person named Pence, who absconded from the property of Charlotte Ann Coachman in 1846.

Collection Title:

Allston Family Papers, 1730-1901

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Slaveholders, Slavery--South Carolina, Fugitive slaves, Police, Invoices

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Georgetown County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

12-08_F22 (1164.00)

Date Digital:

2022-10

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

265489