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Nolting, A.W., fl. 1862 [Printed bill of sale Joe, an enslaved man]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01445.05 Author/Creator: Nolting, A.W., fl. 1862 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: December 31, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7.7 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

One printed bill of sale paid by William Winston Jones to A.W. and E.O. Nolting dated December 31, 1862. Jones paid the Noltings $1,400 to enslave a man named Joe.

Joe (Richmond, Virginia), fl. 1862
Nolting, E.O., fl. 1862
Nolting, A.W., fl. 1862
Jones, William Walton, fl. 1862

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