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Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Person Named George

1833

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Know all men by these presents, That I Albert G. Ewing, of the county of Davidson and state of Tennessee have this day, for and in consideration of five hundred dollars, to me in hand paid by Joseph Woods and John Stacker, Trustees for Samuel Vanleer, his wife and children, under the will Bernard Vanleer, now recorded in the office of the Davidson county court, state of Tennessee, bargained and sold unto said Trustees, a certain negro boy named George aged about Seventeen years; which said slave I warrant to be sound and healthy; and I also will warrant the right and title of said slave unto said Trustees, their heirs, executors, &c, &c and that said negro boy George is a slave for life.  

Witness my hand and seal, this sixth day of November 1833.

Frederick Bradford} Nov. 6. 1833
Orville Ewing}
A.G. Ewing
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 656720
Full Citation: Bill of Sale for an Enslaved Person Named George; 1833; Law, Equity, and Criminal Case Files, 1798–1887; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at Atlanta, Morrow, GA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/bill-of-sale-for-slave-named-george, June 20, 2025]
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