A Guide to the Smith Slaughter Bill of sale, 1791 #20498

A Guide to the Smith Slaughter Bill of sale, 1791 Slaughter, Smith, Bill of sale, 1791 20498

A Guide to the Smith Slaughter Bill of sale, 1791

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 20498

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

20498

Title

Smith Slaughter Bill of sale, 1791

Physical Characteristics

2 pages

Physical Location

Personal papers collection, Acc. 20498

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Smith Slaughter. Bill of sale, 1791. Accession 20498, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Albert B. Reinhart, 1932 October 29.

Biographical/Historical Information

Smith Slaughter was a justice of the peace in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in 1805.

Smith Slaughter of Berkeley County, Virginia, sells his male slave Carolina, to James Graham on 2 April 1791 for 50 pounds. Carolina was formerly the property of Robert Throckmorton and was hired out by Slaughter to Samuel Read. Graham sold Carolina to John Dent on 4 January 1796 for 100 pounds.