Bill of sale for a slave bought by John Butterworth of Petersburg, Virginia, from Robert Spiers.

Butterworth purchased the slave, a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old young woman named Fanny, for $500 on April 6, 1818. On the back of the receipt are two further transactions involving Fanny: first, she was transferred to Green Wood on April 18, and then she was given to Bolling Hall on May 20. The n...

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