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Contains 142 Results:

John Henry to Joseph Dickson

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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John Henry asking Joseph Dickson to let Mr. Jno. Hide have the cow Henry left at Dickson's house (n.d.).

Dates: 1775-1807, n.d.

Documents about Enslaved People, 1793 - 1810

 Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content From the Collection: The papers consist largely of land, property, and goods transaction receipts and documents of each of the four generations of the Dickson Family. Certificates, oaths, correspondence, deeds, and a diary are included in Joseph Dickson's papers, along with several sale documents for enslaved people from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Much of the land and goods, and many of the enslaved people were exchanged with neighbors and others in the area. Most of Joseph Dickson's documents are...
Dates: 1793 - 1810

Sale of Gib, an Enslaved Person, August 3, 1793

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Sale of an enslaved man named Gib from John Dean to Joseph Dickson for £65.

Dates: August 3, 1793

Note of Payment for Patten, an Enslaved Person, March 23, 1796

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Note of payment due for hiring an enslaved person named Patten from John Carpenter to Joseph Dickson.

Dates: March 23, 1796

Agreement about Nan, an Enslaved Person, September 21, 1796

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Agreement between Jno. H. Flood(?) and Joseph Dickson as to the transfer of an enslaved woman named Nan and two children for $5.

Dates: September 21, 1796

Note of Payment for Elijah, an Enslaved Person, September 27, 1796

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Note of payment of £110 for the sale of an enslaved person named Elijah due to Joseph Dickson from John Ewdend of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Dates: September 27, 1796

Note of Payment for Joel, an Enslaved Person, December 8, 1796

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Note of payment of £130 from the sale of an enslaved person named Joel from Joel Walker of Greenbrier County, Virginia, to Joseph Dickson.

Dates: December 8, 1796

Transfer Notice for Jude, an Enslaved Person, October 1809

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Transfer of an enslaved person named Jude from Catherine McClung to Joseph Dickson.

Dates: October 1809

Sale of Jeff, an Enslaved Person to Joseph Dickson, October 20, 1809

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Sale of Jeff, an enslaved person, to Joseph Dickson for £51 from Catherine McClung.

Dates: October 20, 1809

Sale of Jane, an Enslaved Person, Joseph Dickson, June 11, 1810

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Sale of Jane, an enslaved person for $300, by James Kincaide to Joseph Dickson.

Dates: June 11, 1810