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This bill of sale was issued by David Burge to Thomas Johnson as a receipt for Johnson's purchase of an African American slave named Martha for $800. Thomas Johnson was a Methodist minister and the founder of the Shawnee Methodist Mission. Johnson County, Kansas Territory, was named for Thomas Johnson.
Creator: Burge, David
Date: May 24, 1856
Item Number: 5894
Call Number: Miscellaneous Coll. Alexander and Thomas Johnson
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 5894
Collections - Manuscript - Miscellaneous
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Bill-of-sale
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Johnson, Thomas, 1802-1865
Places - Historic sites - Shawnee Indian Mission
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Business records
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