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Contract for the sale of a young enslaved boy

Collection:: African American History
Title:: Contract for the sale of a young enslaved boy
Date of Original:: 1819-01-26
Subject:: Batts family
Slave bills of sale--North Carolina
Slavery--North Carolina--Edgecombe County
Location:: United States, North Carolina, 35.50069, -80.00032
Medium:: financial records
Type:: Text
Format:: application/pdf
Description:: A two-page contract for the sale of Briton, a twelve year-old enslaved boy, to Lucy Batts for the sum of 300 pounds. The contract is between Benjamin Bell and Lucy Batts, both of Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Metadata URL:: https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/34881
Language:: eng
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