Kilgore, Legrand, fl. 1863 Document of sale for 3 slaves to be transferred from Louisiana to Texas
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05838 Author/Creator: Kilgore, Legrand, fl. 1863 Place Written: Ellis Co., Texas Type: Manuscript document Date: 1863/10/30 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 26.3 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Sale from Kilgore to E. W. Rogers. The slaves were Bill (25), Patsey (33) and her son John (2). (Through a punctuation error the document seems to say that Kilgore fathered the boy John.)
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