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2 January 1863

Fergus, Daniel, fl. 1863

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Title: [Receipt for purchase of slave]

Certifies receipt of $1900 from William R. and John Curtey[?] for a slave named Ward. Signed a day after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.

GLC08544