Bill of sale for Sally and her daughters, Sylvia, Charlotte, and Elizabeth

A. Nachman, American · March 7, 1854

A printed bill of sale form completed with handwritten details. The one-sided single-sheet document begins with [The State of South Carolina] at the top left and details the sale of a woman and her three daughters from A. Nachman to C.W. Seignious for the sum of $1200. The description is written as [A Negro Woman named Sally - / and her three Children, viz. Sylvia - / Charlotte and Elizabeth, the children / all warranted sound, the woman, not / warranted sound --- / To Have and to Hold the said Slaves with their increase]. It is signed and dated March 7, 1854, Charleston, South Carolina. At the bottom left corner is printed [Printed by A.J. Burke, 40 Broad St.]. There are no marks or inscriptions on the reverse.