Bill of sale for Caleb Cox
Content Description
Legal document stating that an enslaved boy named Caleb Cox has been sold by Mary and William Herdman, administrators of the estate of John Herdman, to John Thompson of New Castle, Delaware.
Dates
- Creation: 1832 March 27
Creator
- Herdman, William (Person)
- Herdman, Mary (Person)
- Thompson, John (Person)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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Extent
1 item (2 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Legal document stating that an enslaved boy named Caleb Cox has been sold by Mary and William Herdman, administrators of the estate of John Herdman, to John Thompson of New Castle, Delaware.
Source
Purchase, 1975.
Shelving Summary
Box 1, F0017: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing
Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, August 2015.
Subject
- Cox, Caleb (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for Bill of sale for Caleb Cox
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 August 26
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository