[African-Americana] [Enslavement] Group of 3 Slave-Related Documents

1. Manuscript Receipt
No place (Possibly Newport, Rhode Island), ca. March 1760. Single oblong sheet, 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (82 x 114 mm). Manuscript receipt from a Mr. William Vernon to Thomas Rogers, noting "To Cash Paid Neagroes for Labour £2..." Docketed on verso. Wear along edges.

William Vernon is possibly the same Newport merchant, slave trader, and smuggler (1719-1806), who during the American Revolution outfitted ships for the Continental Navy.

2. Manuscript Appraisal Document
Frederick County (Maryland), April 20-May 6, 1789. Single oblong sheet, 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (146 x 190 mm). Manuscript document, being a valuation and appraisal of the "Goods & Chattles of Ludwick Yost Taken by Virtue of fieri facias...One Negro Girl...£15..." Creasing from old folds, separation along same at right side; mat burn. In mat.

3. Partially-Printed Tax Receipt
Petersburg, Virginia, December 14, 1861. Single oblong sheet, 6 x 7 1/2 in. (152 x 190 mm). Partially-printed tax receipt for the city of Petersburg, Virginia, for a Mr. William H. Ross, listing taxes for "White Males over 16 years of age... / Slaves that have attained the age of 12 years... / Male Free Negroes... / Horses, Mules... / Pleasure Carriages... / Pianos, Harps..." Creasing from old folds; light edge-wear and soiling.

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[African-Americana] [Enslavement] Group of 3 Slave-Related Documents

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[African-Americana] [Enslavement] Group of 3 Slave-Related Documents

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