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Cattell, William, fl. 1830-1832 [Receipt for belonging to John Winn for hired-labor of enslaved people]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.37 Author/Creator: Cattell, William, fl. 1830-1832 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: circa 1832 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 7.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

One undated receipt belonging to John Winn acknowledging that the estate of Thomas Winn had paid one dollar and fifty cents for the transport of an enslaved person's belongings in 1830 and 1832.

Cattell, William, fl. 1830-1832
Winn, Thomas, 1753-1824
Winn, John Bowles, 1789-?

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