New Orleans (La.)
Description
Bill of sale witnessed by notary Selim Wagner, containing details of the sale of a slave named Adam or Tircis. Adam was sold for $1,225 by auctioneer for the estate of the deceased Pierre Riviere of New Orleans as directed by his executor, Nicolas Tourne. The buyer was Lucretia Van Woert of Sabine Pass, Texas, though her husband, Theodore Gripon, accepted on her behalf.[4] p. ; 35 x 44 cm., folded to 35 x 22 cm.
Text
Wagner, Selim
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The Portal to Texas HistoryKeywords
- Bills Of Sale
- Bruigier, Forester
- Gottschalk, Edward S
- Government
- Government And Law Legal Documents
- Gripon, Lucretia Van Woert
- New Orleans (La.)
- Notaries
- Riviere, Pierre
- Slaver
- Social Life And Customs Slavery
- Tourne, Nicolas
- Van Woert, Lucretia
- Van Woert, Theodore
- Wagner, Selim