Ledger of Thomas Ruffin, 1825

Ledger of Thomas Ruffin, 1825

This ledger notes the names, ages and prices for which several slaves were sold by Benjamin Chambers in the slave trading partnership that Chambers and Ruffin started in 1822. This document corresponds with the Purchase of Negroes document from July, 1825 (Item #604) as many of the same slaves are listed with their purchase price on that document. Using these two documents, it becomes apparent that Ruffin and Chambers were making a decent profit from their partnership.

Thomas Ruffin

Sale of Negroes in Alabama, 1825, Thomas Ruffin Papers, Collection 641, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1825-XX-XX

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Alabama

Report

 

Name	Age	Sale Price ($)
Anne	20	475
Charles	17	600
Celia & 3 Children		1100
Alphonse	17	550
Little Charles & 2 cisters (sic) younger	10	825
Dilly	17	465
Isaac	27	500
Winny	9	310
Temperance	18	500
1 Hanee		85
Henry Runaway
Nero Runaway
Puciller on hand