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Bill of Sale of Dinah to the Selectmen of Guilford, Connecticut

WSP · Aug 17, 1792 ·

Know all men by these Present that I Elias Cadwell

of Guilford in New Haven County & State of Connecticut

for the Consideration of the Sum of Twelve pounds lawful

Money Rec’d to my full Satisfaction of Joseph Weld,

Sam’l Lee, Sol’ Stone, Sam’l Johnson Jun’r & others

Select Men for s’d Town, have bargained Sold & achieved, &

by these presents do bargain Sell & deliver unto said

Select Men & to their Successors in said office one

Certain Negro Girl named Dinah  ———

To have & to hold said Negro Girl Dinah to them

The said Select Men & to their Successors in said office for the

full end & term of four years fully to be compleat &

ended; after which time said Girl shall become free, and

Thereby be entitled to all the privileges granted by our

Laws to Emancipate Slaves —– Further I the said Cadwell

do hereby relinquish all right & title in & to the s’d Girl; and

hereby do & will warrant & defend s’d Girl to said Select

Men & to their Successors in Office, as being free from

all Claims and Demand whatsoever —– In Witness

whereof I have Hereunto Set my hand & Seal this 

17th Day of August 1792  —————

In Presence of ——-

Jedediah Lathrop (signed) Elias Cadwell (signed)

Sally Smith (signed) (his seal)

Documents #DinahGardnerCT19

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