Deed transferring ownership of a slave
Description
- Title
- Deed transferring ownership of a slave
- Published / Created
- 1770 Nov 6
- Abstract
- Printed form completed in autograph manuscript transferring ownership of a "negro girl named Minta" from Watson, of Newport, to Abraham Pease, of Nantucket, signed by Watson.
- Description
- Gift, 1933.
- Extent
- 1 l. ; 30 x 19 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- Completely digitized
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Call Number
- GEN MSS MISC
- Collection Title
- General Collection manuscript miscellany
- Collection Date
- [ca. 1600-ongoing]
- Collection Note
- W. WATSON, JOHN, FL. 1770
- Container / Volume Information
- GROUP 2121 | F-1
- Finding Aid
- 4335094
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
-
Deeds
Manuscripts - Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
-
North America -- British Empire -- Colony of Rhode Island -- Newport
North America -- British Empire -- Massachusetts Bay Colony -- Nantucket - Subject (Topic)
- Slavery
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- John Watson, Deed Transferring Ownership of a Slave. General Collection Manuscript Miscellany. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4335094
- OID
- 16592534
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