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.
Subject: Slavery -- United States
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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.