Dr. Henry W. Richardson was a slave owner. On 15 Mar 1838 Bartholomew Carroll sold nine enslaved persons to Dr. Henry W. Richardson in Charleston, South Carolina for the sum of $5,000.[2]
↑ First-hand information as remembered by John Pym, Friday, February 21, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
↑Bill of Sale:
"South Carolina, Charleston District, Bill of sales of Negro slaves, 1774-1872"
citing Court, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Miscellaneous Records (Main Series), Bills Of Sale Volumes, 314, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia
FamilySearch Record: W1XK-CJ6Z (accessed 24 September 2023)
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Name: Bartholomew R Carroll; Court Date: 17 Mar 1838; Court Place: Charleston, South Carolina, United States; Source Pub Year Range: 1836-1839; Source Series Name: Records Of The Secretary Of State, Recorded Instruments, Miscellaneous Records (Main Series), Bills Of Sale Volumes; Source Series Nbr: S213003; Source Volume Nbr: 5T.
1838 purchase of enslaved persons
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