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Winn, John (b. 1789) Account of sales and hiring negroes of Mildred Bradshaws estate, by J Winn for G Winn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.43 Author/Creator: Winn, John (b. 1789) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 17 October 1828 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Lists property sold and enslaved people outsourced for labor on Mildred Bradshaw's estate, for which George Winn is the agent. Also lists who the names of enslaved people who were sent out with the price paid for them, and the quality of their work. Goods sold include a "bay mare," a stove, a spinning wheel and a pot. The cash earned is also divided among Bradshaw's heirs.

Winn, John Bowles, b. 1789
[Bradshaw, Mildred], Maria, fl. 1828
[Bradshaw, Mildred], Ben, fl. 1828
Winn, George, fl. 1828

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