Folder 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
William H. Stokes Bill of Sale for Enslaved Family, 1850 August 1
File — Folder: 1, item: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
In this bill of sale, dated August, 1850, William H. Stokes transfers his ownership of a family of five enslaved people to L. Cook and R. B. Hanley of the firm of Cook & Hanley in Shelby County, Tenn. The family consists of Charles, aged 26 or 27 years; Anna, aged 20 years; and three children, Nelly, about 4 years old, Betty about 3 years old, and a female infant.
Dates:
1850 August 1