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Receipt issued to Colonel John Neilson recording the sale of an enslaved black man who was taken from the enemy in war
1777-11-30
Bullman, Thomas
In this Revolutionary War era document, Thomas Bullman records that he received 55 pounds from Colonel John Neilson (1745-1833) for the sale of an enslaved black man. The name of this black man is not recorded here, but the receipt mentions that the…