Enslavement
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms || Use For: Slavery
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Estate document for Samuel A. Burton
Collection
Identifier: MS 087
Overview
The first page is the legal instrument authorizing public sale of the property of one Samuel A. Burton, deceased. Page two includes a list of enslaved persons including their first names, genders, and ages. It ends with detail of when the sale took place. The second page lists the property that was sold to the highest bidder, one David A. Burton, and its purchase price, $3500.
Dates:
1851