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Abstract | Bill of sale for Bill, an enslaved person 17 years of age, who was trafficked by Weeks Parker to John W. Suttle in Philadelphia County, Pa., 24 July 1839. Bill is described as being of mixed race. The sale was witnessed by Silas Wright and W. C. Henry. Attached to the bill of sale is a political cartoon, circa 1861-1865, depicting enslaved people escaping to Union forces at Fort Monroe, Va., during the Civil War. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, November 2009
Conscious editing by Nancy Kaiser, December 2023: Updated title, abstract, subject headings, scope and content note.
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Bill of sale for Bill, an enslaved person 17 years of age, who was trafficked by Weeks Parker to John W. Suttle in Philadelphia County, Pa., 24 July 1839. Bill is described as being of mixed race. The sale was witnessed by Silas Wright and W. C. Henry. Attached to the bill of sale is a political cartoon, circa 1861-1865, depicting enslaved people escaping to Union forces at Fort Monroe, Va., during the Civil War.
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