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Bradshaw, William, fl. 1822-1832 [Receipt for the sale of two slave girls]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.51 Author/Creator: Bradshaw, William, fl. 1822-1832 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 25 June 1822 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

States that forty nine dollars is owed to Minor C. Bradshaw in exchange for "two negro girls." Also signed by Jonathan Bradshaw, Joshua Barnard, Valentine W. Thomes, and Mildred Bradshaw, with her mark. Note on docket states that George Winn, administrator of Mildred Bradshaw's estate, has paid the debt. Note is dated 25 June 1832, and is signed by William Bradshaw and Minor Bradshaw with his mark. A second note on the docket, dated 5 May 1832, states the bond has been transferred to George Winn, and is signed by Joshua Strattory.

Bradshaw, William, fl. 1822-1832
Bradshaw, Minor, fl. 1832
Strattory, Joshua, fl. 1832
Bradshaw, Mildred, fl. 1822
Bradshaw, Jonathan, fl. 1822
Barnard, Joshua, fl. 1822
Thomes, Valentine, fl. 1822

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