Cornelius Bicknell Payne slave bill of sale, 1853 Apr. 7.

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Cornelius Bicknell Payne slave bill of sale, 1853 Apr. 7.

Slave bill of sale documents the transfer of a mulatto slave, 24 years of age, named John, from Cornelius Bicknell Payne to Harriet Smith, a free woman of color, both of New Orleans, Louisiana. The document also states that Harriet Smith and John lived as man and wife for six years and that she intended to emancipate him as soon as possible.

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Payne, Cornelius Bicknell.

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Smith, Harriet Elinor.

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