Subject: Enslaved persons

Bill of sale document from Talbot County, Maryland, dated February 12, 1858, detailing the sale of enslaved individuals: Stephen, Liggy, and their three children, Betty, Lotty, and John, from Daniel Levy to William Aningdale for $1,500. The document consists of three pages measuring 8" x 10".

Bill of sale for the purchase of an enslaved girl, Marie Frances, by Rebecca M. Canter from Jacob Hule, Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina on June 1, 1843. The document details the sale and transfer of ownership of the enslaved person for three hundred dollars.

A Confederate field office report, dated November 6, 1861, from H. Hagerman to an unidentified General, concerning the enslaved persons held in the estate of Moses Davis in Charleston, South Carolina. The report lists twelve enslaved individuals by name and age, intended for appraisement. The document measures 7.5" x 10".

A manuscript court document dated April 18, 1861, from Smithville, North Carolina. It details the legal seizure of two enslaved individuals, Ben and Arch, the property of William A. Bland, to satisfy a debt owed to F. Myers & Solomon Bear & Bros. The document is signed by Rufus Galloway, Sheriff of Brunswick County.

An insurance policy issued by the Southern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Columbia, South Carolina, on May 4, 1863, insuring two enslaved persons, Martha (18 years old) and Eva (15 years old), owned by Samuel Levy of Columbia, Georgia. This policy is considered the only known extant Civil War-era insurance policy for enslaved people owned by a Jewish person.

Manuscript legal brief penned and signed by Judah P. Benjamin in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1835. The one-page (8"x13") document argues against the sale of an enslaved child who, according to a deed, was to be freed upon leaving her mother. The new owner disregarded the deed and sold the child, prompting Benjamin's legal intervention.

A receipt documenting the sale of an enslaved woman, Dina, by an unknown seller to Harris Levy for $400 in Butler, Georgia on March 14, 1863. The receipt specifies Dina's age (approximately 75 years old) and physical description. The document includes the signatures of the seller (initials W.M. and an illegible last name) and Sergeant D.O. Smith, N.P.

Legal document detailing the sheriff's sale of three enslaved African Americans for $800 to Franklin J. Moses in Sumter and Charleston, South Carolina on April 26, 1841. The document provides details of the sale and the parties involved.

Partly-printed tax receipt document signed by G.W. Lancaster. The receipt, dated January 1, 1837, details the taxes owed by Emanuel Rohelia on his eleven enslaved persons. Printed at the Mississippi Free Trade office. One page, measuring 6-3/4 x 3 inches.