Promissory note written by Edmund Brice to A. Murray for the purchase of an enslaved boy for the sum of 180 pounds. Based on the writing on the back of the note, it appears Edmund's brother James made the payment on his behalf.
Verso transcription:
Edmund Brice's note to Doct. Murray for a negro boy for the Mary wife / August 4, 1777 / paid by James Brice
1777-08
MS 1997
7.75 x 4 inches
2 pages
1031
Ink on paper
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