Receipt for African American enslaved person, 11 March 1816
Title
Receipt for African American enslaved person, 11 March 1816
Description
Receipt for the sale of an African American enslaved man named Charles for $525 to Robert Sanders dated 11 March 1816.
Creator
Source
Corlis-Respess Family Papers, 1698-1984, Filson Historical Society
Date
Relation
amf0002
Identifier
Mss. A C799 f157
Text
Lexington March 11th 1816
James Prentiss for Jno. Corlis Esqr.
Cot of Valentine Sanders
a negro man named Charles - raised
by Nathl. Sanders, & by hime sold
to my father Robt. Sanders & by
him given to me by will
as may be seen by records of
Scott Cy. Court - Price 525
Received payment of said Prentiss
in money this day
Valentine Sanders
James Prentiss for Jno. Corlis Esqr.
Cot of Valentine Sanders
a negro man named Charles - raised
by Nathl. Sanders, & by hime sold
to my father Robt. Sanders & by
him given to me by will
as may be seen by records of
Scott Cy. Court - Price 525
Received payment of said Prentiss
in money this day
Valentine Sanders
Collection
Citation
Corlis family, “Receipt for African American enslaved person, 11 March 1816,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed March 28, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5086.