parr abner (1 Ergebnisse)

Unbound. Zustand: Near Fine. Measuring (7½" x 12½"). One manuscript page of 15 lines written in a cursive hand, docketed on verso: "A Bill of Sale from Abner Parr to Charles Matlock." Light old folds with three small holes (not affecting legibility), near fine. The document sets forth the terms of sale of "a certain negro man slave named Ned about twenty three years of age," who is declared "to be sound and healthy free from any known impediment." He is also declared to be free "from the claims of all persons." Ned was purchased from Parr for $600 by Charles Matlock of Roane County. The document is signed by Abner Parr and two witnesses: Richard and Daniel Ligon. The price paid here is substantial. A 23-year-old enslaved man, because of his potential productivity and longevity, would have been considered the most desirable human commodity on the market at that time. An important primary source document.