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DateDecember 25, 1834
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Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell
Object numberD0430
DescriptionManuscript and letterpress on paper. "Know all Men By these Presents, That we Ryan & Charles Kent of the Town of Petersburg and State of Virginia, are held and firmly bound unto James Harlett Ex.l of W.H. Nalle-- in the just and full sum of fifty dollars --cents to be paid to the said Jon. Harlett--his certain Attorney,.....hire of a Negro belonging to ---- called Fanny....after having been provided with, at the usual time, a Spring Suit of Clothes, a Winter Suit, two Shirts, a Hat, a Blanket, pair of Stockings and Shoes, of good, strong, serviceable stuff--And it is expressly and positively further agreed upon, that the property is not to be carried out of the Town of Petersburg." Of note, the latter demands are part of the letterpress form.
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Object number: 2023.18.1.43
Object number: D0426
January 1, 1841
Object number: D2059.0001
January 5, 1893
Object number: B2092.1
Mrs. Jacob Nichols
ca. 1887
Object number: PI1188.0001A
J.B. Lippincott & Co.
Late 1800s