Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Manning papers--Receipt and release for Negro Jenny and her child--1839
Entry/Object ID
1995.001.1553
Scope and Content
1 sheet ; 12 3/16" h x 7 1/2"w
Stephen H. Gough sold Jenny and her female child to Cornelius Manning for $600 on February 5, 1839. On February 9, 1839, William J. Edelen came to court and filed a quit claim, renouncing any claim he might have had to the woman and child. There is a photocopy and an attempt at a transcription in the folder.