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Bank of the United States Bill of sale

An inventory of the item at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 28 Jul 1993

Revision history:
23 Aug 2007	converted to EAD (MRC)
8 Jun 2023	subject terms and language in scope and content updated to remove outdated terminology (DTF)

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection consists of one item, a bill in the amount of $1,136 for the transfer of five enslaved persons, three male and 2 female, to Edward R. Pinckney. Signed by Joseph Johnson, president of the bank's office in Charleston, South Carolina.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Johnson, Joseph, 1776-1862.
Pinckney, Edward R.

Subjects

Enslaved persons.
Slave bills of sale.
Slaveholders -- United States.
Slavery -- South Carolina.
Slavery -- United States -- History.

Genres and Forms

Bills of sale.

Occupations

Slaveholders.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Bank of the United States Bill of sale
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

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