Sale of Clara Brooks

event name

Sale of Clara Brooks

Identifier

EV_2019

first name

Clara

last name

Brooks

age

Adult

event type

Sale

event date

1805-07-24

value

75

notes

Value divided evenly between mother and daughter; to serve 7 years and then be free

source

Sale of Clara and Sarah Brooks from James M Stewart to Oliver P. Finley, 24 July 1805 (written 10 May 1833, recorded 3 June 1833). Alexandria County Deed Book U-2: pp. 174.

sold person

Clara Brooks

enslaver

James Montgomery Stewart

Oliver P. Finley