- Collection:
- Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Girl Named Catherine (10), 1850 December 11
- Title:
- Bill of sale for Catherine (10)
- Creator:
- Glass, Joshua S., 1818-1879
Glass, John, D., 1807-1891 - Date of Original:
- 1850-12-11
- Subject:
- Slave bills of sale--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
Enslaved persons--Georgia - People:
- Crane, Ross, 1807-1866
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, 33.95117, -83.36733
- Medium:
- bills of sale
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Consists of one bill of sale for an enslaved girl named Catherine (10) sold from J. S. and J. D. Glass of Caswell County, North Carolina to Ross Crane of Clarke County, Georgia
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_3899_harg3899-001-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:guan_3899_harg3899-001-001
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Bill of sale for an enslaved girl named Catherine, ms 3899, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
[001]
Know all men by these presents that we
J. D. & J. S. Glass of the state of North Carolina and
County of Caswell, have this day sold unto Ross
Crane of the state of Georgia and County of
Clarke a certain Negro Girl Named Catherine
aged about ten years Old of Yellow Complection
for & in consideration of six Hundred Dollars
to us in hand paid. The wright whereof is here
acknowledged, which said Negro Girl we warrant
to be sound in body and mind and a slave for
Ever. The title good and free from the Claim
of all persons whatsoever which we warrant
and bind ourselves to defend unto the said Ross
Crane his heirs and assigns for ever in witness
where of we have here unto set our hands
and Seals this 11th day of [December] 1850
[signed] J. D. & J. S. Glass
Signed sealed and
Delivered in the presence
of [unknown]
B. F. Greene