Receipt for the Purchase of an Enslaved Woman Named Jane
10/6/1864
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This is Captain George A. Johnson's receipt in the amount of $4,300 for the purchase of an enslaved woman named Jane, aged 18 years old. It was confiscated from the schooner Mary when it was captured during the Civil War.
Even though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves were still being bought and sold in the south. Multiple bills of sale for slaves in Georgia were recovered when the U.S. Navy intercepted the southern ship Mary and claimed both the ship and its contents as prize.
Even though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves were still being bought and sold in the south. Multiple bills of sale for slaves in Georgia were recovered when the U.S. Navy intercepted the southern ship Mary and claimed both the ship and its contents as prize.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 5722335
Full Citation: Captain George A. Johnson's Receipt for Purchase of Slave; 10/6/1864; A18-523; United States vs. Mary; Civil War Prize Case Files, 1861 - 1865; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at New York, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/receipt-jane, November 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.