1862-08-14, Agnes, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)

Title: 1862-08-14, Agnes, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)
Description: White enslaver Elizabeth Govan Hill transferred her claim of ownership of Agnes, "about the age of 26 years," and her four children to white enslaver John Staige Davis. This event is recorded in a deed of sale in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912/2842, August 14, 1862.
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1862-08-14
Source: Papers of John Staige Davis, Professor of Anatomy, University of Virginia, 1840-1888, MSS 1912/MSS 2842, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Related Event: 1860-01-17, Agnes, Mention; 1862-01-13, Agnes, Mention (Inventory)
Primary Participant: Agnes
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: John Staige Davis
Buyer: John Staige Davis
Seller: Elizabeth Govan Hill
Source Resource: https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/546
Source Site: https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/s/otg-uvalibrary/item

1860-01-17, Agnes, Mention

1862-01-13, Agnes, Mention (Inventory)