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Sheperd, A. J., fl. 1837 [Reciept for boarding a slave in jail]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.30.01 Author/Creator: Sheperd, A. J., fl. 1837 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 21 December 1837 Pagination: 1 p. ; 11 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

A receipt to John Winn for payment of charges from the boarding of an enslaved person in jail for twenty one days. The enslaved person belonged to the estate of Thomas Winn.

Sheperd, A. J., fl. 1837

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