Bill of Sale for Forty-Five Enslaved Persons Sold to William H. Sinkler from James Simons, Executor of the Estate for James Sinkler, 1855

Title:

Bill of Sale for Forty-Five Enslaved Persons Sold to William H. Sinkler from James Simons, Executor of the Estate for James Sinkler, 1855

Date:

1855

Description:

A bill of sale for forty-five named enslaved persons and their values sold to William H. Sinkler from James Simons, executor of the estate for James Sinkler. The total cost for the enslaved persons is $18,500.

Collection Title:

James Simons Papers, 1832-1879

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Simons, James, 1813-1879

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Slaveholders, Slavery--South Carolina, Slave bills of sale, Executors and administrators, Enslaved women, Enslaved persons, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

0227

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:

292650