Insurance policy for a slave

Name/Title

Insurance policy for a slave

Entry/Object ID

ARC488

Scope and Content

An insurance policy paid by Levi Wiett (?) and issued to assure the life of Sally Davis, an enslaved African American, for $800 for one year in Frederick County, Virginia. Slave Insurance Policy No. 1652 issued by Albemarle Insurance Company, Albemarle County, Va., dated May 4, 1860.

Acquisition

Accession

79

Source or Donor

Read, Eleanor Perry

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1860

Archive Size/Extent

12 5/8" x 7 5/8" blue paper

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1860 May 4