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Owned by:
Rouzee Family, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
L x W: 4 x 7 1/2 in. (10.2 x 19.1 cm)
Type:
financial records
receipts
Place depicted:
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Place made:
Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 1808
Caption:
This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860.
Description:
This half size, single page, double-sided handwritten document is a payment receipt received from Apphia Rouzee, executrix of Richard Rouzee, for "the carriage of two familyes [sic] of negroes to Culpepper." The document is dated January 1808. A second note at the bottom is dated April 27, 1808. Writing on the reverse side notes the amount due was paid out as thirty (30) dollars cash in July of that year.
Transcription Center Status:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic:
African American  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Business  Search this
Domestic slave trade  Search this
Finance  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
Object number:
2011.104.39
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Rouzee Family Papers
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599d35e8d-3d71-43e7-ac7f-287cbc5a3b76
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.104.39