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Rhett, James M., fl. 1863 [Receipt for sale of slaves]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09380 Author/Creator: Rhett, James M., fl. 1863 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 November 1863 Pagination: 3 items? Order a Copy

Receipt for $40,000 paid by James M., Charles H. and Roland Rhett, "being the cash payment on the purchase of one hundred and seven negros, leaving a balance due secured by Bond and Mortgage of Eighty eight thousand and four hundred dollars." Signed by Louisa S. McCord, Columbia, SC. 1 p. With: MD, [1863], inventory of 37 "Slaves bought from Mrs. Louisa S. M.cCord by James M. Rhett;" presumably his share of the 107 slaves listed above. Each slave is listed by name and age (if known), with a few notations: "Martha (delicate) 28 … Jonas (one arm) 11 … Limerick 38 … Child 1 …Old Lucy 67 … Minty 47 … Joshua (Carpenter) 20 … Malley (Bricklayer) 18." 1 p.
With: PDS, 3-2-1863, receipt printed specifically for use in slave sales: "Received from Charles H. Rhett Seven thousand two hundred & fifty Dollars… for the purchase of Seven Negro Slaves named Caesar, Catherine, Flora, Ben, Stepney, Dora & Sue." Pinned to this is the original newspaper advertisement of the estate sale: "will be sold, at the Court House in Columbia…A prime gang of 26 Negroes, accustomed to the culture of cotton, corn and provisions generally. There are among them Cooks, Washers and Ironers and House Servants, the property of … Wm. S. Chaplin, deceased." Signed by estate administrator William A. Chisolm.

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