Tuesday, July 17, 2012

1862 July 17-1863 August 4 [Richmond, Va.?]

[from the Omohundro slave sale accounts]

1862  July  Sales of Negroes

July 17   1 Man Archer Veat Sale at Auction    $1,307.30
              1 Man John Wesley 2 above Negroes sold for R.T. Omo
                                                                           hundro 1,469.00
       24   1 Boy Henry Veat                                1,155.40
       31   1 Boy William                                         981.90

Augst 1  1 Boy Walker                                        1,320,00
          7  1 Boy Charles                                        1,429.80
         11  1 Boy Ned                                            1,171.00
          19 1 Man Washington sold                           "  "
               1 Girl Ellen                                              "   "
               Veat sale of Barbary, Anne, Ellen & Wasington  4,402.40
          26 1 Girl Frances  Veat sale                         1,278.90

Nov   1  1 Boy Julius sold at autction Veat sale         1,075

Dec 9     1 girl Alice sold at Auc Veat sale                   850
                                                                         $13,304.40
               Cost deducted                                      11,275.15
               Silas Omohundro part profit                   $1,023.62 1/2
               R.F. Omohundro  part profit                   $1,023.62 1/2

              The above Negroes all settled for
                                      Silas Omohundro
                                      R.F. Omohundro
August 4th, 1863


Received payment in full for
the sale of two Negro Men
Archer & John Wesley sold by order
of Silas Omohundro for me
July 17th 1862                                               $2,776.30
                                 R.F. Omohundro


Silas Omohundro, 1807-1864,  from Fluvanna County, Va., operated a private jail in Richmond, and traded in slaves

MSS 4122

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