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Agreement between Angus McQueen and Ellen
Bill of sale from Savannah, Georgia for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Ellen, and her child, Caroline, and an agreement made between Ellen and Angus McQueen dated 1864-1865.
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Date of Original
1864/1865
Subject
Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Indentures--Georgia
Slave bills of sale
Slaveholders--Georgia
Slavery
Women slaves--Georgia
Enslaved women--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Location
United States, Georgia, Montgomery County, 32.17336, -82.53482
Medium
bills of sale
agreements
Type
Text
Description
The collection consists of a bill of sale from Savannah, Georgia for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Ellen, and her child, Caroline, and an agreement made between Ellen and Angus McQueen. The bill of sale shows that Jackson Hodges paid $3,700 dollars to Samuel Hauser. The bill of sale also notes that Ellen has a burn.
A year later after the end of the Civil War, an indenture agreement was made between Angus McQueen of Montgomery County, Georgia, and the "now freed woman," Ellen. In the agreement, Ellen agrees to continue working on McQueen's plantation. McQueen "promises and agrees to feed, clothe, and give medical attention to" Ellen and her child. These terms are considered to be Ellen's "just compensation for the labor performed." McQueen agrees to these terms as long as Ellen "will obey all orders" and "will be respectful, submissive, and obedient."
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
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