John Gibbs Slave Bill of Sale
This collection houses a small bill of sale written by John Gibbs of Anderson County, Tennessee, on October 2, 1837. It documents Gibbs' sale of an enslaved boy named Calloway to John McAdoo for $150.
Dates
- 1837 October 2
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses a small bill of sale written by John Gibbs of Anderson County, Tennessee, on October 2, 1837. It documents Gibbs' sale of an enslaved boy named Calloway to John McAdoo for $150.
Biographical/Historical Note
John McAdoo (1790-1854) and John Gibbs (1780-1840) were prominent figures in early Anderson County, Tennessee. They oversaw construction of the county's first courthouse and McAdoo is said to have been the first foreman of the first grand jury summoned by the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. The two men were related by marriage, as McAdoo married Gibbs' eldest daughter, Mary Ann. William Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson, was the grandson of John McAdoo and the great grandson of John Gibbs.
John McAdoo owned many slaves. Green L. McAdoo, son of Jack McAdoo (former slave of John McAdoo), was a black leader after whom the Green McAdoo Grammar School of Clinton, Tennessee was named.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
The University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections purchased this collection on June 5, 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository