Dublin Core
Title
Bill of Sale for Priscilla
Subject
Slaves--Mississippi. Slave records—Mississippi—Natchez.
Description
Bill of sale for Priscilla, sold by Samuel Wakefield of Louisville, KY to Samuel Davis in Natchez, MS. Natchez, home of the infamous Forks of the Road market for enslaved persons, was where many enslaved persons were transported either by boat from Mobile and New Orleans, or overland via the Natchez Trace, from port cities on the East coast.
Creator
Samuel Wakefield
Source
Todd A. Herring Collection, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University
https://msstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16631coll26/id/1/rec/1
https://msstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16631coll26/id/1/rec/1
Date
02-14-1835
Contributor
Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Format
Image/jpg
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
MSS_658_Bill_of_Sale_Priscilla_a
Coverage
1835, Confederate State of America