Bill of Sale for Priscilla

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

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