Raynors HCA 2014-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2014
Manuscript Slave Receipt Signed, "Sarah Alexander", 7" x 1.5", "for the consideration for a Negro man named Harry sold to Genl. Morris." "Lady Sterling" is written on the verso. Alexander was the daughter of Philip Livingston and the wife of William Alexander, Lord Sterling. It reads, in full: "Received New York 11th Sept. 94 the sum of £40 in full for the consideration for a Negro man named Harry sold to Genl. Morris. - Sarah Alexander." Fine condition. "Genl. Morris" mentioned here is Lewis Morris, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a General in the New York State Militia during the American Revolutionary War. An extraordinary, Slave Sale Receipt connecting two major figures in the founding of the United States of America who were both Slave holders.
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