Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison, 1858

Repository:

Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Creator:

Vanderveer, J.

Title:

Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison

Collection No.:

SC 0016

Date:

July 1, 1858

Extent:

1 legal folder, .08 Cubic Feet

Language of the Material:

English .

Abstract:

The Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison, July 1, 1858, consists of a single hand-written receipt documenting the monetary value and sale of an enslaved girl by enslaver J. Vanderveer to a Mr. Ellison.

The document, dated July 1, 1858, describes Edny simply as a "Negro Girl…aged about sixteen years." As such, Edny was likely born into slavery at or around 1842. Her monetary value, as established by enslaver J. Vanderveer, was $550.00. As this bill of sale documents, Edny was then sold to a Mr. Ellison. No further information is available about Edny or her enslavers.

The Bill of Sale for Enslaved Girl Edny from J. Vanderveer to Mr. Ellison, dated July 1, 1858, is a handwritten receipt documenting the sale of Edny, a sixteen-year-old enslaved girl, by J. Vanderveer to a Mr. Ellison. Edny's monetary value is documented as $550.00; payments were made to Vanderveer in five installments. The note details a guarantee of Edny's health, namely her eyesight.

One document housed in a legal folder.