Indenture conveying Martha from Charles Story Newell to Mary Jane Ellis

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

Indenture conveying Martha from Charles Story Newell to Mary Jane Ellis, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Indenture conveying Martha from Charles Story Newell to Mary Jane Ellis, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Indenture, 1855 February 23, conveying six-year-old enslaved girl, Martha, daughter of Charles and Sarah, from Charles Story Newell, Copiah County, Mississippi to Mary Jane Ellis, also of Copiah County.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Virginia Nelson Anding La Charite on 4/28/2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Ellen Strong in 2002.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Slavery--Mississippi--History
Indentures