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Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858

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Title	Bill of sale for slave of William B. Withers, January 18, 1858
Creator	Withers, John G.; Withers, William B.
Description	Bill of sale transferring ownership of an 11 year old boy named Dick from John G. Withers of North Carolina to William B. Withers (b. ca. 1821 in S. C.) for the sum of $710.
Date	1858
Subject - LCA	African Americans Slavery--United States Slave records Slave bills of sale Slaves Slaveholders Withers, John G. Withers, W. B. Sherrill, Elam A.
Geographic Terms	North Carolina
Source	Civil War & Slavery Collection, LEM104375, Box 1
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Publisher	Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Type	text
Format	text/jp2
Digital Date	2007-05-24
Identifier	CWS000009
Local collection	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War and Slavery

Title	Withers Page 1
Rights	For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Publisher	Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Transcript	[Page 1] Received of W B Withers Seven Hundred and Ten Dollars in full payment for a Negro Boy named Dick Said Boy aged about Eleven years = The right and Title to said Boy I transfer to W B Withers and covnant and defend the same against any other person whatever and warrant the said negro a slave for life. Jany 18th 1858 Test Elam A. Sherrill John G Withers
Local collection	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War and Slavery

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