A Guide to the Samuel Jones Bill of sale, 1811 Jones, Samuel, Bill of sale, 1811 38575

A Guide to the Samuel Jones Bill of sale, 1811

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38575

Library of Virginia

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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Alex Lorch

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

38575

Title

Samuel Jones Bill of sale, 1811

Physical Characteristics

2 pages

Physical Location

Personal papers collection, Acc. 38575

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Samuel Jones. Bill of sale, 1811. Accession 38575, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased, 21 November 2000.

Biographical/Historical Information

Samuel Jones was a resident and sheriff of Buckingham County. While no military service record for Jones has been located, he was at various times also known as Captain Samuel Jones and Major Samuel Jones. His estate is listed in the Buckingham County Personal Property Tax records in 1839; thus, he likely died circa 1839.

Scope and Content Information

Bill of sale, 29 December 1811, noting the purchase of nine slaves from Pleasant (b. 1774) and Sally Talbott of Campbell County, Virginia, by Samuel Jones (d. ca. 1839) of Buckingham County, Virginia. Includes slaves' given names and gender. Proven in Buckingham County on 13 April 1812.