1802--Sale of Sukey; Holman to Hurst
Item
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Title
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1802--Sale of Sukey; Holman to Hurst
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Date
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1802
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Formatted date
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1802-10-4
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Event type
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Sale
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Description
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In a deed of sale found within documents submitted to the Bourbon County Circuit Court in the 1803 case Hurst V. Mahan, Suckey was sold by Isaac Holman of Harrison county to John Hurst of Scott County on October 4, 1802. The terms of the sale were as follows "a girl named 'Suke' for the sum of $250." Holman was required to confirm that the girl was "sound and well."
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The amount of the sale, this time in dollars, was comparable to previous sales of Sucky, which were paid in sterling pounds.
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No original copy of this transaction were found within deed records in Bourbon, Scott or Harrison counties.
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Participant
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African American(s:) unknown, Suckey [6]
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unknown, Suckey [6]
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Enslaver(s:) Holman, Isaac; Hurst, John
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Witness
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Witnesses: Coleman, James; Wigglesworth, James
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Bibliographic citation
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Bourbon County Circuit Court Case Files, 1802-1804; case number 3569