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Receipt for an African-American enslaved person, 11 March 1816

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Receipt for an African-American enslaved person, 11 March 1816

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Receipt for the sale of an African-American enslaved man named Charles for $525 to Robert Sanders, dated 11 March 1816.
The Resurrecting the First American West Project is presented through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and its Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan initiative. With this support, the Filson will launch a digital exhibit on the diverse Ohio Valley frontier supported by a series of public programs in 2022.