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Slave deed from Francis T. Reid to William Harrison, Jr., Williamson County, Tennessee, 1843 January 25
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Title
Slave
deed
from
Francis
T
.
Reid
to
William
Harrison
,
Jr.
,
Williamson
County
,
Tennessee
,
1843
January
25
Personal name
Reid
,
Francis
T.
;
Harrison
,
William
,
1825-1889
;
McConnico
,
Lemuel
B.
;
Hunter
,
J.R
.
Corporate name
Harrison House (Franklin, Tenn.)
Topical entry
African Americans
Business
African Americans--Tennessee--Williamson County--Genealogy
African Americans--Tennessee--Franklin--Genealogy
Slave bills of sale--Tennessee--Williamson County
African Americans--Social conditions--19th century
African Americans--Tennessee, Middle--History--Sources
Slavery--Tennessee--Williamson County
Plantation owners--Tennessee--Franklin
Plantation owners--Tennessee--Williamson County
Economic & political systems
Slavery--Tennessee--Franklin
Slaves--Tennessee--Franklin
Geographic entry
Williamson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Williamson County (Tenn.)--Social conditions--19th century
Description
A
slave
deed
bill
of
sale
for the
acquisition
of
three
slaves
: "a
woman
named
Betty
about
twenty
one
years
of
age
, and her
two
children
Louis-Randolph
about
four
years
of
age
, and
William
Henry
about
twelve
months
old.
" The
document
states
that
Francis
T
.
Reid
received
eight-hundred
dollars
from
William
Harrison
,
Jr
. for the
slave
transaction
,
dated
Jan
.
25
,
1843
,
witnessed
by
Lemuel
B
.
McConnico
,
County
Clerk
of
Williamson
County
,
Tennessee
. The
document
was
recorded
by
J.R
.
Hunter
,
Register
, on
Jan
.
27
,
1843
.
Forms
part
of the
Harrison
House
collection
.
1
document
:
b
&
w
;
20
x
20
cm
.
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Date
1843-01-25
Type
Text
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
HHC - f2, front - slave bill 1843; HHC - f2, verso - slave bill 1843
Language
English
Relation
Harrison
House
Collection
Coverage
1840-1849
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-HHC - f2, front - slave bill 1843; HHC - f2, verso - slave bill 1843
Description
Title
Front
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
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