Receipt for $250.00 as payment for Negro man, January 20, 1840

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Title

Receipt for $250.00 as payment for Negro man, January 20, 1840

Subject

- Slavery--Alabama--Eufaula--1839-1840
- United States--Alabama--Eufaula

Description

Receipt owned by Richard Malcolm McEachern, Eufaula, Ala., grandson of Judge Williams.

Creator

Works Progress Administration

Source

Portraits of African American ex-slaves from the U.S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project slave narratives collections

Date

1937

Rights

No known restrictions on reproduction.

Identifier

https://www.loc.gov/item/99615422/

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Original Format

Receipt for $250.00 as payment for Negro man, Caption on item: Receipt owned by Richard Malcolm McEachern, Eufaula, Ala., grandson of Judge Williams.

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 in.

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Citation

Works Progress Administration , “Receipt for $250.00 as payment for Negro man, January 20, 1840,” HIST 390 The Digital Past: A Cultural New Deal, accessed September 17, 2026, https://jessicadoeshistory.com/cnd/items/show/147.

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