Receipt from Samuel Mosby to David Anderson, Jr. for the purchase of an enslaved girl named Charlotte

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

Receipt from Samuel Mosby to David Anderson, Jr. for the purchase of an enslaved girl named Charlotte (RHS Coll. 0003), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Mosby, Samuel
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Receipt from Samuel Mosby to David Anderson, Jr. for the purchase of an enslaved girl named Charlotte (RHS Coll. 0003), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a receipt for the purchase of an enslaved girl named Charlotte who was sold by Samuel Mosby to David Anderson Jr. for $258 on June 16, 1828 in Hanover, Virginia. Joseph Mosby also signed the document as a witness.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard