Bill of Sale of Enslaved Man Joseph Egiton from George W. Lowe to Hanson Dines
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 2 (Legal), Folder: 19
Identifier: GTM-20230629
1840 Bill of Sale of an enslaved man named Joseph Egiton. Egiton was sold from George W. Lowe (of South Carolina) to Hanson Dines (of Washington, DC) for $150. The transaction was witnessed by Thomas and Edward Mattingly, District of Columbia, Washington County.
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0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
English
The item was sold by Peter Oppenheizer to A. Everett Southerland in 1992.
Gift of Melody Cohen, Trustee of the Southerland Trust, 2023.
The item was placed in a Mylar sleeve and rehoused in an acid-free folder.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository