Slave Ownership Letter

Title:

Slave Ownership Letter

Date:

1819

Creator (Personal):

Whatley, Shurley

Description:

This document grants ownership of a slave from Shurley Whatley to Frederick Whatley. Makes notation that the slave is "one negro boy named Robin about three years old."

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Series:

Edgefield District Records, 1774-1853

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Whatley, Shurley

Topical Subject:

Slavery, Contracts, Nineteenth century, Enslaved persons, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Edgefield County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-2101

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:

256525