Agreement Between James P. Adams and James T. Hopkins Regarding the Purchasing of Slaves, 1858

Title:

Agreement Between James P. Adams and James T. Hopkins Regarding the Purchasing of Slaves, 1858

Date:

1858

Description:

A written agreement between James Adams and James Hopkins in which Adams agrees to the sale of fifty slaves for $34,000. The slaves are referenced by name or as "negroes" and the following pages of the agreement discuss interest and debt.

Collection Title:

South Carolina Historical Society Manuscripts

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Slaveholders, Slave bills of sale, Plantations, Contracts, Purchasing, Nineteenth century, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Richland County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

0118.02.01

Date Digital:

2021-11

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:

269529