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Identifier	MSS0113-b01f06-04
Title	Bill of sale for a woman named Lucy
Alternate Title	Slavery: Legal Documents, 1796-1863
Author	Friedlander, William
Contributors	Levinson, Harriet ; Aronson, J. L. ; Grant, Isaac ; Zander, B. ; Jewish Literary Society
Description	Bill of sale for a woman named Lucy. Transfer from William Friedlander to Mrs. Harriet Levinson. Document witnessed by Isaac Grant and B. Zander.
Date Original	May 29, 1863
Source	1 document (2 p.)
Type	Text
Language	English
LC Subject Terms	Bills of sale ; Slaves--United States
Coverage Spatial	Fayette County (Tex.)
Coverage Temporal	1860s
Publisher	Electronic version published by Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
Collection	Old Vault Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
HPL Location	MSS0113 Old Vault Collection
Finding Aid	Finding aid available at: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00142/hpub-00142.html
Rights	Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Old Vault Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
Date Digital	2012
Format	pdf
Digitization Specifications	300dpi ; tiff ; Epson Expression 10000Xl flatbed
Transcript	Wm Friedlander To Biev Sale Mrs. Harriet Levinson J. L. Aronson Secy for State of Texas Fayette County No. 468 [?] for record in my office at 8 o clock AM Monday the 1st day of June [A.D.?] 1863. Z M P [T?] CCC [Clko?] fees – 1.25 Jewish Literary Society [end of page 1] The State of Texas County of Fayette Know all men by this presents that I Wm Friedlander of the State and County aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of three thousand five hundred dollars to me paid by Mrs. Harriet Levinson of Brenham Washington County and State aforesaid, have bargained sold conveyed and delivered and by these presents do bargain sell convey and deliver unto the above said Mrs. Harrick Levinson a certain negro woman (or girl) name Lucy, age complexion black, and I do warrant the above said negro to be of sound & healthy condition in mind and body and a slave for life, and I do bind myself my heirs & executors and assings (sic) by these presents to warrant and defend the title to the above said negro woman against any person lawfully claiming to the above said Mrs. Harriet Levinson her heirs and assigns for ever to have & to hold the above said negro woman as her property for ever – In testimony where of I have signed this Bill of sale this the 29th day of May 1863 William Friedlander in the presents [sic] of Witness Isaac Grant B. Zander [end of page two]
Filename	MSS0113-b01f06-04.pdf

Identifier	MSS0113-b01f06-04
Title	Page 1
Transcript	Wm Friedlander To Biev Sale Mrs. Harriet Levinson J. L. Aronson Secy for State of Texas Fayette County No. 468 [?] for record in my office at 8 o clock AM Monday the 1st day of June [A.D.?] 1863. Z M P [T?] CCC [Clko?] fees – 1.25 Jewish Literary Society
Filename	MSS0113-b01f06-04.pdf

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