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Fri, Jul 11, 2014 06:30PM EDT - Sun, Jul 13, 2014 06:30PM EDT
Lot 406

Tennessee 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 January 5th, 1846, two-page receipt for "a negro man slave named Richard about 25 years of age," sold to A.W.O. Zotter(?) for $675, registered in Carroll County, Tennessee, two pages, handwritten in brown ink on laid paper, docketing notes verso and on second page, 12-1/4 x 7-1/2 in. (page); modern double-sided folding wood frame not examined out of frame, stains, creases, toning, fading, pencil inscriptions. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

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