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Bill of sale for a slave from Cumberland, Kentucky,
1845
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Know all men by these presents, that I Stephen
Cooke of Cumberland County, have this day sold to
James E. Cooke, my negro man John for the sum of
five hundred and fifty dollars, payment of which
I hereby acknowledge to have been made to me, that
is to say, by payment to [illegible] Anderson, the
sum of $395.32 in satisfaction of a debt owed to
him, and the sum of $154.68, to Dr. John Spencer
in past payment of a debt I owe to him. The right
and title to the said negro man John, I hereby warrant
and will forever defend to the said James E. Cooke
by these presents. Witness my hand and seal this
23 day of Jany. 1845 Stephen Cooke |
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Division of Social History, Political History
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Behring Center
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