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Bill of sale (R5.081)

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Bill of sale (R5.081)

Transaction Date: 
4/7/1839
Summary of transaction: 
Marie Octavie Roman Buchanan sold twelve enslaved people to her brother, Henri Jacques Roman, for a total sum of $14,750 via a public auction. Hyacinthe is included in the sale.
Reference source: 
New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 175

 

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