Slave bill of sale, 1854

Title:

Slave bill of sale, 1854

Date:

1854

Creator (Personal):

Snowden, Peter G.

Description:

The front page of the slave bill of sale is the notation "Peter G. Snowden to H. W. Ravenel Trustee." The reverse side is a bill signed by Peter G. Snowden describing the sale of two slaves named Cupid and George for the sum of $1,500 to Henry Ravenel, trustee under the marriage settlement of Snowden and his wife Laura Ana.

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Snowden, Peter G.

Topical Subject:

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

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-0652

Date Digital:

2021-05

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:

256481