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Preferred Citation

Indenture conveying Martha from Charles Story Newell to Mary Jane Ellis, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Virginia Nelson Anding La Charite on 4/28/2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Ellen Strong in 2002.

Scope and Contents

Indenture, 1855 February 23, conveying six-year-old enslaved girl, Martha, daughter of Charles and Sarah, from Charles Story Newell, Copiah County, Mississippi to Mary Jane Ellis, also of Copiah County.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Indentures
• Slavery--Mississippi--History