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Nottingham, V.A., fl. 1861 [Receipt for $110 for the hire of slave Jim Smith]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05763 Author/Creator: Nottingham, V.A., fl. 1861 Place Written: Norfolk, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 December 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 7.8 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Nottingham, a slave owner, attests to the receipt of $110 from Captain William Lambert, for the hire of Nottingham's slave, Jim Smith, for the year of 1861.

Nottingham, V. A., fl. 1861
Lambert, William, fl. 1861
Smith, Jim, fl. 1861

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