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Contains 1 Result:

William H. Stokes Bill of Sale for Enslaved Family, 1850 August 1

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 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