Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
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Scope and Contents
A receipt for the purchase of an enslaved African American girl named Charlotte who was sold by Samuel Mosby to David Anderson Jr. for $258 on June 16, 1828 in Hanover, Virginia. Joseph Mosby also signed the document as a witness.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Legal documents
- Slavery
- Virginia -- Hanover
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Anderson, Jr., David
- Mosby, Joseph
- Mosby, Samuel