Bill of lading for slave, 1719
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Bill of lading about a female Negro slave being sold to William Pepperrell (1696-1759) near the Piscataqua River.
Captain William Morris of the ship Sarah made this document, dated April 1719, from Barbados.
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- Title: Bill of lading for slave, 1719
- Creator: Morris, William
- Creation Date: 1719
- Subject Date: 1719
- State: ME, NH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 35 Box 1, fl. 13
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Piscataqua River (N.H. and Me.)
Slavery--United States--Maine
Manuscripts
Slave trade--United States
Sarah (Ship)
Slaves--United States
Slavery--Barbados
Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759
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