Bill of Sale for Mary Afferline between Isaac Winston and L. G. Ligen

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        <titleproper>Bill of Sale for Mary Afferline between Isaac Winston and L. G. Ligen </titleproper>
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      <abstract id="aspace_23fa125ea399c277feca4b6e086c4afe">This collection is a single bill of sale between Isaac Winston and L.G. Ligen over the purchase of Mary Afferline, an enslaved woman of unknown age, for $313. The bill is dated July 1832 and the sale occurred in Franklin County, North Carolina.</abstract>
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      <p>Isaac Winston was likely a resident of Franklin County, North Carolina. Aside from names, no information is provided about L. G. Ligen or Mary Afferline.</p>
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      <p>This collection is comprised of one bill of sale between Isaac Winston and L.G. Ligen for the sale of an enslaved woman named Mary Afferline for $313. The bill is dated July 1832 and the sale occurred in Franklin County, North Carolina.</p>
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      <p>This collection contains materials related to a woman's enslavement. Proceed with care.</p>
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      <p>Bill of Sale for Mary Afferline between Isaac Winston and L. G. Ligen (MS7), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.</p>
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