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Receipt from William Shackford to James Chesley for sale of Corradan (Corydon) (an enslaved person), 19 July 1756

Receipt from William Shackford to James Chesley for sale of Corradan (Corydon) (an enslaved person), 19 July 1756

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    12.2 cm x 19.9 cm

    From the Jeremy Belknap papers
    Page 2 is a receipt of payment in exchange for freedom of Corydon signed by Otis Baker, "one of the administrators," 13 April 1778.


    Bill of sale for a sixteen-year-old enslaved person named Corradan from William Shackford to James Chesley, 19 July 1756. On the verso is a receipt to Corydon who purchased his freedom for £75 from Otis Baker and Lydia Chesley, the administrators of the estate of James Chesley, 13 April 1778.