Baltimore (Md.); Bills of sale; Slavery; Slaveholders;
Document containing bills of sale for Josiah M. Cleaveland and Edgar A. Poe. Cleaveland sold a number of household goods to John F. Duryee. Edgar Allan Poe sold a slave on behalf of his mother-in-law, Maria Clemm Poe, to Henry Ridgway of Baltimore...
Baltimore (Md.); Bills of sale; Slaveholders; Slavery;
Document, bill of sale for slave woman named Philis. A typical bill of sale, the above document is a preprinted form with the essential information written in by hand. For the amount of $300, Philis is sold to David L. Maulsby by Eliza Ann Bennett....
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Ridgway, Henry; Slave bills of sale;
Handwritten copy of a bill of sale for Negro slave Edwin sold by Edgar A. Poe, as agent for Maria Clemm, to Henry Ridgway December 10, 1829 and recorded December 29, 1829 by William Gibson, the clerk for Baltimore City. At the top of the document...
Poe, David, 1742-1816; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, George; Slave bills of sale;
Handwritten copy of a bill of sale for Negro slave Jack sold by David Poe, Edgar Allan Poe's grandfather, to George Poe on March 30, 1802 and recorded April 12, 1802 by William Gibson, clerk of the Baltimore County Court. (Editor's note: This...
