1855-10-23, Charlotte, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)

Item

Title
1855-10-23, Charlotte, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)
Description
Charlotte was trafficked and sold by white enslaver Burns (given name unknown) for $700 and claimed in ownership by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis, October 23, 1855. This event is recorded in a bill of sale in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912/MSS 2842.
Action Status
Completed
Date
1855-10-23
Primary Participant
Charlotte
Freedom Status
Enslaved
Seller
Burns