1860, Bart, Male, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)
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1860, Bart, Male, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)
Description
Bart, an enslaved man owned by Henry Hull that worked on the plantation, was sold to John [possibly John Linton] after request per Bart.
Partial Transcript: "Bart, one of the plantation hands, came in one night on a pass (every negro had a pass at night to escape arrest and detention)... and said, "Mas Henry, I've had a fuss with my daddy, and I can't stay on the plantation no longer wid him. I want you to sell me." - When Bart came back he said : "Mas' John says he'll buy me." "Mas' John" was my brother in law. So Bart was sold to him and made him a faithful servant until he was freed."
Partial Transcript: "Bart, one of the plantation hands, came in one night on a pass (every negro had a pass at night to escape arrest and detention)... and said, "Mas Henry, I've had a fuss with my daddy, and I can't stay on the plantation no longer wid him. I want you to sell me." - When Bart came back he said : "Mas' John says he'll buy me." "Mas' John" was my brother in law. So Bart was sold to him and made him a faithful servant until he was freed."
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Date
1860
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Freedom Status
Enslaver
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Buyer
"Master John" possibly John Linton
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