| dc.rights.license | No Copyright -- United States | en_US |
| dc.creator | Estate of Hugh Adams | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-12T18:45:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-12T18:45:40Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1860-04-14 | |
| dc.identifier | WLUcoll0373_b01_f13_001 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11021/34307 | |
| dc.description | This document states that Rosa Lewis, one of the slaves of the late Hugh Adams, Decd, emancipated by his will, did withdraw from her account in June 1858 the amount of seven hundred dollars for the purchase of her husband, Reuben Lewis. The document was signed by Rosa with her mark and was probably drafted by the Executor on behalf of the estate of Hugh Adams. The document was witnessed by W. McLain, Fin. Sec. A. C. S. (American Colonization Society). | en_US |
| dc.description | The available file is a PDF made from scans of the original document. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.rights | This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections and Archives. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | en_US |
| dc.title | Purchase Agreement, Rosa and Reuben, April 14, 1860 | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.isPartOf | WLU Coll0373 - Hugh Adams Papers | |
| dc.rights.holder | Special Collections and Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA | |
| dc.subject.fast | Legacies | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Slavery | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Slaves -- Emancipation | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | Virginia -- Rockbridge County | en_US |
| dc.subject.fast | American Colonization Society | en_US |
