Bill of sale for Hannah and her children, Clarinda and Stephen

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A bill of sale for an enslaved woman named Hannah and her children Claudia and Stephen, sold from Maurice Simons to William Doughty for 326 pounds, 5 shillings on March 3, 1800 in Charleston, South Carolina. The documented is a pre-printed bill of sale for the state of South Carolina that has been completed by hand in brown ink. At top right is [BILL OF SALE - PRINTED BY FRENEAU & PAINE.] and at top left is [STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA].

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