Bill of sale for Betty, an enslaved woman, from Baltice Roller, 1802 April 5 :manuscript signed.

Item Info

Title:
Bill of sale for Betty, an enslaved woman, from Baltice Roller, 1802 April 5 :manuscript signed.
Date:
April 1809
Creator:
Roller, Baltice, enslaver, seller
Contributor:
Betty, approximately 1784-enslaved person
Description:

  • Bill of sale for Betty for $400 from "Baltis Rooler". The document has been trimmed with loss of text along the left hand margin, including the name of the buyer.

  • Roller makes his mark ('BR') rather than signing his name.

  • Dated in text: This 5th [day of Ap]ril 1802.

  • Text on verso in different hand: Bill of sale for Betty

  • Formerly titled: Bill of sale for one slave woman, $400, Tenn.

Location:
Subject:
Format:
bills of sale
Publisher:
United States, 1802 April 5.
Language:
English
Digital Collection:
American Slavery Documents
Source Collection:
American slavery documents collection, 1757-1878 and undated
Series:
Slavery Series
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Related Resources:
See below
Identifier:
  • 009671816
  • f4b7a5c599ee81fc217efb3d560bb5d8
  • americanslaverydocs
  • duke:324167
  • asdsi001029
  • ark:/87924/r4vh5d077
  • 841132d9-bfff-4afe-8961-04ded7252cdf
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