Lot 151
1811 Rye, New York Slave Receipt, Manuscript document signed by Esther Hunt, one page, 12¾ x 7¾ inches, Rye, New York, County of Westchester, Jan. 1, 1811. Selling to Haccaliah Brown "one black Man named Jack" for the sum of two hundred dollars. Witnessed by Gilbert Brown and Josiah Purdy. Minor paper loss, affecting a few words of text. Very good. Slavery in New York was instituted when the New Amsterdam fur trading-post developed into a farming colony in the 17th century. The first African slaves were imported by the Dutch West Indies Company to New Amsterdam in 1626. It persisted until the culmination of an early 19th century program of gradual abolition, on July 4, 1827.
Estimated Value $600 - 800
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| Realized $390 |
