Palmer, Hastings D., 1806-1879 [Receipt for payment for a slave named Eliza]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06261.01.01 Author/Creator: Palmer, Hastings D., 1806-1879 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: February 4, 1835 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.4 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy
Adam Poole pays Palmer $500 for "a negro girl of dark complexion, about sixteen years of age, known by the name of Eliza or 'Lize,' which I warrant to be sound in body and mind as well as a slave for life." Attested to by [Jessi H. Cleveland?].
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