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Bill of sale from James D. Cooke to Georgiana Williams for Negro servant named Jacob Mitchell, dated March 30, 1859

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Cooke, James D Williams, Georgiana

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Bill of sale dated March 30, 1859 for a Negro servant named Jacob Mitchell sold by James D. Cooke to Georgiana Williams, wife of Benjamin Williams, all of Howard County, Maryland. The sale is in the amount of $600. Witnessed by Justice of the Peace Wm. A. (William A.) Loder and recorded by Howard County clerk W. W. Watkins, the document identifies Mitchell as a Negro servant age about 29 years. Loder spells Mrs. Williams' first name Georgeianna, not Georgiana as is used in the rest of the document. (Editor's note: Blank page 3 was not scanned and thus is not included.)
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Loder, William AWatkins, W. W
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Howard County Historical Society

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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Baltimore
  3. Baltimore (Md.)
  4. Genealogy
  5. History
  6. Howard County
  7. Howard County (Md.)
  8. Maryland
  9. Slave Records
  10. Slaveholders
  11. Slaver
  12. Slavery

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