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[Bill of sale for a slave named Joe]

Receipt for the sale of "a certain Black man named Joe" from Joseph Houston, Junior, and Charles J. Guion of New York City to Peter G. Hart. Document specifies that after a period of four years, Joe will be freed. Signed by witness Benjamin Hart.

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Receipt for the sale of "a certain Black man named Joe" from Joseph Houston, Junior, and Charles J. Guion of New York City to Peter G. Hart. Document specifies that after a period of four years, Joe will be freed. Signed by witness Benjamin Hart.
PID
islandora:131752
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-06_f-07_035
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Member of
Slavery Collection| 1709-1864. Series VIII| Financial Documents. Subseries 2| Receipts and exchanges| 1726-1862
Genre
receipts (financial records)
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Slaves--New York (State)--New York
Slavery--New York (State)--New York
Subject (Name)
Houston, Joseph, Junior
Guion, Charles J.
Hart, Peter G.
Joe
Guion, Lewis
Full Title
[Bill of sale for a slave named Joe]
Contributor
Guion, Charles J.
Hart, Peter G.
Joe
Guion, Lewis
Creator
Houston, Joseph, Junior
Date Created
1812-March-20
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