Henry W. Long slave sale papers, 1857 May 7.

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Henry W. Long slave sale papers, 1857 May 7.

Henry W. Long sells Henry, a mulatto man approximately 41 years old, to Frances Sprigg Compton, wife of Thomas W. Compton on May 7, 1857 in New Orleans. The documents were notarized by William Shannon.

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Compton, Frances Sprigg, 1828-1857.

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Shannon, William Vincent

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The office of the state agent and commissary of stores was created by an ordinance passed by the third revolutionary convention on August 21, 1775. In 1777 the office was divided, and different persons were appointed state agent and commissary of stores. William Armistead, who served as commissary of stores until the office was discontinued in February 1782, was responsible for the storage and distribution of supplies acquired by the state agent's office for the troops in the Illinois country, i...

Long, Henry W.

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The daughter of Clara C. Raymond, Francis Sprigg was married to Thomas W. Compton. From the description of Henry W. Long slave sale papers, 1857 May 7. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 753964826 ...