John William sale document
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- Identifier
- JMLMS1141.1-3.Possiblesale15May1844John William.1-2
- Source Identifier
- 626
- Title
- John William sale document
- Description
-
Scanned image of a document dated Savannah 15 May 1844 signed John William. This document may represent the purchase of sale of an enslaved person named George. The document is partially torn and incomplete.
The document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3. The Potter Estate Papers includes wills and inventories that document named enslaved persons on Potter family plantations in the Savannah, Georgia area, including Colerain Plantation and Tweedside Plantation. - Date
- 15 May 1844
- Creator
- William, John
- Subject
- Enslaved persons
- William, John
- Colerain Plantation (Chatham County, Georgia)
- Tweedside Plantation (Chatham County, Georgia)
- topic
- 1844
- Colerain Plantation
- enslaved labor
- enslaved persons
- George
- Georgia
- John William
- MS 1141
- MS1141
- Potter Estate
- Potter Estate Papers
- Potter family
- Savannah
- slavery records
- Tweedside Plantation
- Location
- Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
- Digital Format
- image/jpeg
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Transcription
-
"Savannah May 15th 1844. Re[ ] Three hundred, nett price, of [crossed out: John] George sold for Ne[ ] Potter at the credited to his af[ ] $300.
John William
" - Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- George M. Jones Library Association
Part of John William sale document