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Receipt for the sale of Lucy Ann
1862
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States
This receipt records the purchase of an enslaved woman named Lucy Ann in Richmond, Virginia, for the price of $775. As the slave trade expanded within the United States, auction houses ordered fillable receipts like the one seen here—effectively speeding up the transaction process.
LI-2018-50.01
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Details
- Title: Receipt for the sale of Lucy Ann
- Date Created: 1862
- Location Created: Richmond, Virginia
- Subject Keywords: slavery, slave trade
- Original Source: Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
- Rights: Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
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