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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01775 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1754-1764 |
| Title | Bill of sale for two slaves sold to Rieneer Van Giesen |
| Date | 29 November 1760 |
| Author | Livingston, Philip (1716-1778) |
| Additional authors | Livingston, Philip Philip (1741-1787); Jeffrey, Richard (fl. 1760) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Bill of sale for two slaves of Philip Livingston, the well known merchant, Continental Congressman, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. co-signed by his son Philip Philip Livingston and by Richard Jeffery Jr. as witnesses. Livingston sold "One Negro Wench named Jen about Twenty four Years Old," and "a negro Girl named Hannah" for 100 pounds of Provincial New York currency to Rieneer Van Giesen of New Jersey. Seal is next to Livingston's signature. |
| Subjects | African American History Slave Sale Slavery Women's History Finance |
| People | Livingston, Philip Philip (1741-1787) Jeffrey, Richard (fl. 1760) Livingston, Philip (1716-1778) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Riener (also spelled Rynier, Reynier, or Rieneer, as it is in this letter) Van Giesen was a member of a prominent New Jersey family. Richard Jeffery, Jr. may have been the New Jersey mariner who was the captain of the "Brilliant." |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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