?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Pair of receipts for slaves purchased by William Ashley in South Carolina. 2 manuscript documents, each a bit under 5 x 8 inches; moderate wear and foxing. Barnwell District, SC, 1823-30
The first receipt is for "the purchase of a negro girl by the name of Amniah[?]" for $345, signed by the sellers William W. Moody, J.B. Goode, and Richard Goode and witnesses, dated 21 January 1823. The second is for "one negro slave Albert," sold by Joseph Henderson for $725 on 25 March 1830. with--3 other William Ashley documents: an 1847 land survey An 1855 deed and a letter addressed to Ashley from 1868 relating to a business transaction.
