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219. THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA BUYS A SLAVE Very rare, superb content partly-printed D.S. by slave dealer William Adams, 1p. legal folio, Savannah, Ga., Jan. 11, 1830 in which Adams sells for the sum of $400.00: "...unto the GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA for the time being and his successors in office, a male slave named Scipio aged Thirty five of black complexion and 5 Feet 6 1/2 Inches high...". Signed by Adams at bottom, also signed by a notary. Light toning and foxing, largely at margins, else very good.   $1,500 - 2,000

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