?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
REMARKABLY DETAILED LIST OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED SLAVESIndenture of the property of William Law to John Goodson, both of London, in consideration of the settlement of a large debt. 16 large vellum sheets (each 24x27 inches), entirely in manuscript in a clear cursive script with appropriate seals, signatures, etc.; some soiling to the outer sheet and one stain bleeding through to the adjoining leaf. Attached is an affidavit issued under an Act of Parliament for the recovery of debts, Signed by all parties, including the mayor of London; 4 pages, large 4to, with seals. London, 1820
A very complicated indenture involving the contents of three estates on the island of Grenada, being inventoried here in order to settle the debts of William Law. The language is very precise and a few clauses which have been altered are initialed in much the same way as any modern legal document might be. All parties have signed at least twice and there are a number of signatures of attorneys and witnesses. In addition to the real estate and the contents of the houses, cattle, etc., there is attached a detailed list of over five hundred slaves. The slaves are listed by name, age, country of origin, and distinguishing marks. The country of origin is given either as Africa or "Creole," meaning that the slave was born outside of Africa. This was important given the date of the document. The slave-trade had been abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1807. Slavery was still legal, allowing on to sell those slaves who were taken from Africa before 1807 or those born into bondage. The distinguishing marks listed are mostly scars and other disfigurements. The term "country mark" is used to identify ritual scarification, common in West Africa. <
Exhibition Hours
Exhibition Hours
Aliquam vulputate ornare congue. Vestibulum maximus, libero in placerat faucibus, risus nisl molestie massa, ut maximus metus lectus vel lorem.
