John Miller
Subject
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Fragment of a bill of sale of a slave girl, May 21, 1831
Item — Folder 16: [Barcode: 61.16]
Identifier: 4026.1562
Description
Fragment of a bill of sale of a Negro slave girl names Lisey from John McIntosh of the Cherokee Nation to James McDaniel for $250.00. Folder 16 Label Text This archival document demonstrates the level to which some Cherokee had adopted the cultural practices of their white neighbors. While the “common” or average Cherokee struggled to survive as subsistence farmers, there were others who assimilated to Euroamerican culture and amassed...
Dates:
May 21, 1831