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Contract for the Sale of an Enslaved Woman, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, May 2, 1853

A two-page manuscript contract detailing the sale of an enslaved woman named Katy from Daniel M. Patterson of Jefferson County, Mississippi, to Benjamin Weil of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. The contract, witnessed by Dr. Wellington W. Carter and Abraham Frank, was executed before Notary Public C.D. Strickland Jr. on May 2, 1853, in Greensburg, Louisiana. The sale price was $500.

Associated People/Businesses

Weil, Benjamin
Patterson, Daniel M.
Weil, Benjamin / Frank, Abraham

Geography

St. Helena Parish

Subjects

Slavery
Contracts
Legal documents

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 13