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BillofSale

By Derek T. Dingle | Published February 24, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Bill of Sale, Dec. 23, 1835 This is an official copy of a receipt for the sale of Polly, a 16-year-old girl, for $600. This bill of sale transferred ownership from Martin Bridgeman to Wm H. Mood (both from Jackson County, a territory of Arkansas).

Bill of Sale, Dec. 23, 1835

This is an official copy of a receipt for the…

Courtesy of National Museum of African American History & Culture