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Bill of sale (R5.040)

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Bill of sale (R5.040)

Transaction Date: 
2/1/1841
Summary of transaction: 
Bill of sale. Jacques Telesphore Roman purchased an enslaved man named Daniel (age 45) from Mark Davis for the purchase price of $750 on February 1, 1841. Felix Grima was the notary.
Reference source: 
New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v33 act 45

 

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