Sale of Henson Perry

event name

Sale of Henson Perry

location

Residence of Charles E. Mix

Identifier

EV_1267

first name

Henson

last name

Perry

age

Adult

occupation

Agriculture

occupation description

Mechanical labor

event type

Sale

event date

1860-02-01

value

600

notes

To be freed after 4 years; separate agreement made between Mix and Perry to reimburse Mix for clothing and board during the term

source

National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Bill of Sale for Henson Perry, 2 June 1860. Statement A as part of Petition of Charles E. Mix, 11 July 1862." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Found at Civil War Washington, https://civilwardc.org/texts/petitions/cww.00896.html (accessed 24 October 2024).

sold person

Henderson Perry

enslaver

G.M. Watkins

Charles E. Mix