1832-07-10, Lewis Commodore, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)

Title: 1832-07-10, Lewis Commodore, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)
Description: Lewis Commodore was trafficked and sold at Dabney Minor's estate auction to Proctor John A. Carr, Professor John A. G. Davis, and Dr. Robert Maskell Patterson "for the use of the University." The three were reimbursed $580 by the Board of Visitors for Lewis "to be held hereafter as the property of the University." This event is recorded in the Board of Visitor's Minutes, July 10, 1832.
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1832-07-10
Source: Minutes of the Board of Visitors, 1829-1956, RG-1/1/1.382, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Lewis Commodore
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: University of Virginia
Buyer: John A. Carr; John A. G. Davis; Robert Maskell Patterson
Seller: Dabney Minor