Owned by:

Rouzee Family, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

L x W: 4 x 7 in. (10.2 x 17.8 cm)

Type:

financial records

receipts

Place made:

Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

December 23, 1823

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:

A receipt for payment from Edward Rouzee to Eliza A. Noel for "attendance on negro woman Amy." Below the text to the right is the signature [her / Eliza Noel / x / mark]. Below the text to the left is the signature of witness William Noel. The document is dated December 23, 1823. The document is handwritten in black ink. The paper is torn above, to right, and at the bottom. It has been folded vertically multiple times.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Business  Search this

Finance  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family

Object number:

2011.104.9

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 Manuscripts

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e2f9f453-61c1-4b3b-a4b0-2b2e412fe5b9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.104.9