(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) Manuscript document signed by Sarah

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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Manuscript document signed by Sarah Forrest, giving "Sophia, or 'Soff,' a negro girl of about six" to her niece as a gift. Single 4to page, written on one side, witnessed by a relative, Joseph Forrest; creases where folded. Washington, 1840

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A classic example of the cavalier manner in which people bartered, sold or gave away other human beings.