Description
Bill of Sale: "Know all men by these presents that I, John Adkins of Platte County, Missouri, have this day for and in consideration of the sum of $900 to me in hand paid, bargained and sold to William C. Remington a Negro boy named Green aged about 11 years old and of a copper color; And I hereby warrant said boy to be sound in body and mind and a slave for life. Given under my hand this 13th day of June 1857 in the presence of R. H. Munday. John Adkins"
(Researcher's note: The Bill of Sale was included in Amanda Remington (nee' Amanda Adkins) November 1, 1866, claim for compensation #47 for enlisted slave Green Washington. Remington claimed she had acquired title to Green “…by purchase by her husband, William C. Remington, now deceased (note: he died December 20, 1864), as per Bill of Sale herewith.”)Date(s) of Creation
6/13/1857
