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Title
Notes on the 1799 bill of sale
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Perkins Autograph Letter Collection
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description
Typed notes on the bill of sale for one slave named Ben from Anthony Payton to William Augustine Washington. Assumed by historians that Washington was the nephew of President George Washington. Includes a full transcription of the letter.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
pal01846
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/pal/id/5748
Language
English
Subject
Slavery
Collecteana files
Transcriptions
Source
Typewritten note: 8.5 x 11 inches

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