Receipt for the Purchase of JohnReceipt for the Purchase of John WLU.Coll.0558Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

February 2026

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-06 07:01:59 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Receipt for the Purchase of John WLU.Coll.0558 /repositories/5/resources/1304 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder 1850 January 26 English Preferred Citation

Receipt for the Purchase of John (WLU Coll. 0558), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

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 Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a receipt issued in Richmond, Virginia on January 26, 1850 for the purchase of an enslaved man named John. The purchaser was Phillip Dorsey who paid $500.00 to John W. Deshazer for the purchase of John.

 Enslaved persons Dorsey, Phillip Deshazer, John W. Receipt/repositories/5/archival_objects/342741850 January 26Manuscripts Small Collections Box 226