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Walter C. Campbell Slave Bill of Sale

 Collection
Identifier: MS-00190

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises one State of Louisiana slave sale document. It transfers ownership of an enslaved person named Albert from Walter L. Campbell of New Orleans to Paul Thibodeaux of Lafourche. The sale is dated in New Orleans on June 21, 1860 and recorded in Lafourche on July 12, 1860.

Dates

  • 1860

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Physical rights are retained by Nicholls State University. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Sensitive Materials Statement

This collection may contain material(s) with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Ellender Memorial Library and Nicholls State University assume no responsibility.

Title
Walter C. Campbell Slave Bill of Sale
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Nicholls State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Ellender Memorial Library
Nicholls State University
906 E 1st St.
Thibodaux Louisiana 70310 USA
985-448-4621