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Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina Feb 1864

Receipt To C. Sareon For Loss Of His Slave, Hooker, To Employment In The Confederate Army, South Carolina. Columbia, February, 1864., South Carolina

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Instrument indicating Sareon received $1250 from S.C. for having Hooker, his slave, build military fortifications in the state.


Receipt For Sale Of Permelia, A Woman. January 24, 1859., A. M. Holland, John Susan Jan 1859

Receipt For Sale Of Permelia, A Woman. January 24, 1859., A. M. Holland, John Susan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Receipt "for a Negro Woman named Permelia," 21, from John Susan (name unclear) to A.M. Holland for "eleven hundred dollars" ($1100 USD), January 24, 1859. Location not stated.


Warrant For $496.89 Due John A. Watie, Signed By Cherokee Leader Stand Watie. January 26, 1847., Stand Watie Jan 1847

Warrant For $496.89 Due John A. Watie, Signed By Cherokee Leader Stand Watie. January 26, 1847., Stand Watie

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Stand Watie signs a warrant for $496.89 owed his brother John A. Watie, January 26, 1847.


Receipt For 2 Barrels Of Coal And Their Drayage, Signed By Robert E. Lee, 1838., Robert Edward Lee Jun 1838

Receipt For 2 Barrels Of Coal And Their Drayage, Signed By Robert E. Lee, 1838., Robert Edward Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Receipt for 2 barrels of coal for use by Blacksmith during the building of the harbor in St. Louis. This document is 'for the improvement of the Mississippi River above the Mouth of the Ohio,' signed by Robert E. Lee, 18 June 1838.


1833 December 21: Elbert Herring, Department Of War, To Governor John Pope, Acknowledgment Of Receipt Of Report Of Quapaw Subagency Dec 1832

1833 December 21: Elbert Herring, Department Of War, To Governor John Pope, Acknowledgment Of Receipt Of Report Of Quapaw Subagency

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


1830 November 28: Creed Taylor, Sheriff Of Jefferson County, To John Fisher, Receipt For Taxes Nov 1830

1830 November 28: Creed Taylor, Sheriff Of Jefferson County, To John Fisher, Receipt For Taxes

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


Joel Poinsett Letter To Thomas Milton Regarding Receipt Of Documents For Cargo Of The Schooner Fair American, Dated November 14 1826., Joel Roberts Poinsett Nov 1826

Joel Poinsett Letter To Thomas Milton Regarding Receipt Of Documents For Cargo Of The Schooner Fair American, Dated November 14 1826., Joel Roberts Poinsett

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

J. R. Poinsett, the US Minister to Mexico, writes to Thomas Milton about the receipt of documents and communication regarding seizures of cargo of the Schooner Fair American. He reports "everything has been done to induce the Government to reorder justice to the claimants...you may depend upon my continuining to prosecute this claim agreeably to my instructions from the Secretary of State." dated November 14, 1826.


1826 March 1: James Scull (By Thomas W. Newton), To William E. Woodruff, Treasurer’S Receipt For Lands Redeemed From Owners Feb 1826

1826 March 1: James Scull (By Thomas W. Newton), To William E. Woodruff, Treasurer’S Receipt For Lands Redeemed From Owners

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


Deed Of Sale For Seven People (As Slaves) Sold By William O'Neale To John Henry Eaton, Washington, D.C., April 10, 1823., William O'Neale, John Henry Eaton Apr 1823

Deed Of Sale For Seven People (As Slaves) Sold By William O'Neale To John Henry Eaton, Washington, D.C., April 10, 1823., William O'Neale, John Henry Eaton

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This deed or receipt acknowledges the exchange of $800 for seven slaves: Betsy Baker, 55; Nelly, 36 and her son Jim, 12 and daughter Jane, 7; Henney, 40, and her son Washington, 5; and Polly Quander, 21.


1822 November 30: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To Charles Kelley, Sheriff Of Independence County, Receipt Nov 1822

1822 November 30: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To Charles Kelley, Sheriff Of Independence County, Receipt

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


1822 November 30: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To George Seaborn, Sheriff Of Phillips County, Receipt Nov 1822

1822 November 30: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To George Seaborn, Sheriff Of Phillips County, Receipt

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


1821 October 1: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To [Hewes] Scull, Sheriff Of Arkansas County, Receipt Sep 1821

1821 October 1: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To [Hewes] Scull, Sheriff Of Arkansas County, Receipt

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


1821 July 17: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To Alexander S. Walker, Sheriff Of Hempstead County, Receipt Jul 1821

1821 July 17: James Scull, Territorial Treasurer, To Alexander S. Walker, Sheriff Of Hempstead County, Receipt

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


1821 January 24: Anthony Fulgham To L. P. Smith, Receipt Jan 1821

1821 January 24: Anthony Fulgham To L. P. Smith, Receipt

L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898

No abstract provided.


Receipt Signed By Enoch M. Boone And John Bartlett. Louisville, July 26, 1814., Enoch Milton Boone, John Bartlett Jul 1814

Receipt Signed By Enoch M. Boone And John Bartlett. Louisville, July 26, 1814., Enoch Milton Boone, John Bartlett

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Receipt for a twenty dollar payment from Thomas Gouge to William Boone. Signed by Enoch M. Boone (signing "Boon") and countersigned by John Bartlett.


Boston Customs Receipt For Importation Of One Hogheads Of Rum From Martinique, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill, Boston,1802., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown Aug 1802

Boston Customs Receipt For Importation Of One Hogheads Of Rum From Martinique, Signed By Benjamin Lincoln And Thomas Melvill, Boston,1802., Benjamin Lincoln Jr., Thomas Melvill, District Of Massachusetts, Port Of Boston And Charlestown

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This document is signed by Lincoln as Collector and Melvill as Inspector at the port of Boston and Charlestown, 1802. Lincoln was a general in the American Revolution, Melvill was an officer in the same conflict as well as a participant in the Boston Tea Party.


Receipt For A Transaction Between Leonard Wheatley And Robert Sharman, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1788., Daniel Morgan Sep 1788

Receipt For A Transaction Between Leonard Wheatley And Robert Sharman, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1788., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Daniel Morgan appears to sign this receipt as a witness to the transaction described - for a horse - between Leonard Wheatley and Robert Sharman.


Receipt For £3090 Signed By Henry Lee, 1779., Henry Lee Apr 1779

Receipt For £3090 Signed By Henry Lee, 1779., Henry Lee

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Henry Lee notes receipt of £3090 from William Guss, 24 April 1779. Place unknown. Lee had the nickname "Light-Horse Harry" and was the father of U.S. officer and Confederate general Robert E. Lee.


Receipt For A Gun, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1777., Daniel Morgan Jun 1777

Receipt For A Gun, Signed By Daniel Morgan, 1777., Daniel Morgan

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Daniel Morgan acknowledges receipt of a rifle from George Johnson of the Virginia Regiment for the use in the Partisan Corps under Morgan's command. Signed June 10, 1777.