[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut]

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An agreement for the sale of an enslaved man named Boston in Connecticut between enslaver John Griswold and the estate of deceased enslaver Josiah Filly, executed by David Barber.

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Creator: Unknown. December 16, 1772.

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An agreement for the sale of an enslaved man named Boston in Connecticut between enslaver John Griswold and the estate of deceased enslaver Josiah Filly, executed by David Barber.

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[1] p.

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Text: "Know all men by these Present that I David Barber of Windsor in Hartford County and Colony of Connecticut Administrator of the Estate of Josiah Filly of Windsor for and in Consideration of the Sum of Forty Pounds Lawfull money Paid to my full satisfaction do give Grant Bargin and sell unto John Griswold of Windsor in said County and Colony afore said to him and to his Heirs for ever a Certain Negro man Named Boston whom I Promis to warrant and Defend from all the Lawfull Claims and Demands of all Persons whatsoever as Witness my hand this 16th Day of December AD 1772. David Barber. Hezekiah Chaffee."

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[Agreement for sale of Boston, an enslaved man, in Connecticut], text, December 16, 1772; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth712344/: accessed January 23, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

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