Bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Rosner in Louisiana
View
@ National Museum of African American History and Culture
Unidentified Woman or Women John Gallaspy, American
Description
A preprinted bill of sale with handwritten text for an enslaved woman named Rosner in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The single page document is folded to create four pages. The document records that Rosner, a woman about 49 to 50 years of age, was sold by Aaron L. Salter to John Gallaspy for $450 on terms of 8% interest.Transcribed by digital volunteers
Ink On Paper
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family