Rowlands, Alfred, fl. 1854 [Receipt for purchase of Frank, an enslaved man]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04501.073 Author/Creator: Rowlands, Alfred, fl. 1854 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 13, 1854 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
One receipt belonging to Alfred A. Rowlands for the amount of $1,250 to purchase an enslaved man, Frank from Rowlands. Docket indicates Frank was sold as property by Tobias Gibson on behalf of his daughter, Sarah [Gibson] Humphreys.
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