Bill of Sale for the Enslaved Woman Mary and her Two Children, 1833

Title:

Bill of Sale for the Enslaved Woman Mary and her Two Children, 1833

Date:

1833

Description:

A bill of sale for the enslaved woman Mary and her two "mollatto" children Lucy, aged three, and Sam, an infant. The enslaved family were sold from James L. Ross to R.A. Bowman for $600.

Collection Title:

Bowman Family Papers, 1835-1892

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Bowman family

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Purchasing, Racially mixed children, Enslaved women, Enslaved persons, Enslaved children, and Mothers of racially mixed children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

0187.04.01

Date Digital:

2022-12

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:

292341