Pleasant M. Osburn Bill of Sale
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Scope and Content Note
Contract by Pleasant M. Osburn for the sale of land and six enslaved people, four of whom were children, Patsy age 35, Lucy age 10, Margaret age 8, Erick age 7, Mourning age 25 and Ann age 8 to Wiley Neubury, Clark County, Arkansas, February 12, 1847
Dates
- 1847
Creator
- Osburn, Pleasant M. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Extent
.001 Linear Feet (1 item)
Arrangement of the Papers
This is a single item collection.
Acquisition Information
The Pleasant M. Osburn Bill of Sale was purchased by Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1984 from South by Southwest Books of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Processing Information
Processed by Nan Lawler; completed in February 1988.
Finding aid language was updated by Catherine Wallack 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Creator
- Osburn, Pleasant M. (Person)
Source
- South by Southwest Books (Fayetteville, Ark.) (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Pleasant M. Osburn Bill of Sale
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nan Lawler
- Date
- February 1988
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- November 2023: Finding aid revised by Catherine Wallack in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu