Duncan Murchins & John Allen Slave Documents, 7/31/1855, 2/2/1858

Manuscript Collection #946

  • Descriptive Summary
     
    Title: Duncan Murchins & John Allen Slave Documents
    Creator:
    Repository: ECU Manuscript Collection
    Language: English
    Abstract:
    Extent: 0.001 Cubic feet, 2 items ,
  • Administrative Information
     
    Accessions Information

    October 1, 2003, (unprocessed) 2 items, 0.001 cubic feet; Bill of sale (7/31/1855) for $1,100.00 by Duncan Murchins, Moore County, NC of A. & D. McFadger for a negro man slave named Anderson; Agreement (2/2/1858) to pay John Allen $220.00 for the value of the hire of slaves Tom, Bill & Susan until 10/25/1858. Donor: Anonymous

    Acquisition Information

    Anonymous gift

    Access Restrictions

    No restrictions

    Copyright Notice

    Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

    Preferred Citation

    Duncan Murchins & John Allen Slave Documents (#946), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

    Processing Information

    Encoded by Mark Custer, March 26, 2008


Preliminary Inventory

Below is material taken from a preliminary inventory and represents content from the collection that is unprocessed.

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