Lot 124
(1761) Colonial Slave Document. Document from South-Hampton, Suffolk County (N.Y.) Court of Common Plea, "in the month of October in the thirty fourth year of the Reign of King George the Second… Phoebe Halsey complains against John Halsey in Custody…that he render unto her one certain Negro Man…which from her he unjustly detains…." She asks damages of two hundred pounds New York money. Right margin is ragged, affecting a few words; partial fold tears and light soiling; otherwise, Very Good.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
|
| |
| Realized $196 |
