Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Man Named Elick

Title:

Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Man Named Elick

Date:

1853

Description:

Bill of sale detailing the $600 sale at auction of an enslaved man named Elick to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, here referred to as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, by the executors of the estate of Thomas Gates.

Collection Title:

Buildings and Properties, 1841-1937

Contributing Institution:

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

St. Matthews Lutheran Church (Charleston, S.C.)

Topical Subject:

Slavery--South Carolina--Charleston, Lutheran Church, Church history, Church property, Auctions--South Carolina, and Estate sales

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Date Digital:

2020-10

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 contact St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 405 King Street, Charleston, SC, 29403

Admin ID:

254263