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Sale 71: The Sescal Sale

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Lots 2012-2016

Lot 2012

1767 Newport, R.I. Slave Rental Document, for the negro Primus to work for 4 days on the sloop Venus at a cost of £10 (paid in full in sugar), Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $110

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Lot 2013

1845 Alabama Division of Slaves Document, estate document dividing the negro property between two recipients, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

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Lot 2014

1853 Mississippi Report of Sale of Negroes, document reporting the sale thirty six slaves for the payment of estate debts at an aggregate sum of $31,661, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2015

1855 Madison, La. Slave Tax Notice, printed form notice for the taxation of $30.39 for 8 slaves; some splitting along fold, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2016

1864 Slave Bill of Sale, for the sale of a negro women and her three children as well as a 14 year boy (deformed at birth); slight aging, still Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $110

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Lots 2012-2016

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