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Fri, Jul 11, 2014 06:30PM EDT - Sun, Jul 13, 2014 06:30PM EDT
Lot 405

North Carolina Slave Bill of Sale

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
dated August 22nd, 1855, handwritten receipt for "negro girl...aged about fourteen years", sold to John Frink for $800, signed L...(?) Peacock at bottom, indistinct witness signature, registered in Columbus County, December, 1855, brown ink on blue wove paper, docketing notes verso, 4-1/2 x 7-1/2 in. (sight); modern double-sided wood frame not examined out of frame, stains, creases, toning, fading. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

not examined out of frame, stains, creases, toning, fading