| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Volume | 805 |
| Page Number | 106 |
| Buyer or Manumitted Person | Edward Street |
| Seller or Owner | Gabriel P. Lake |
| Transaction Type | Power of Attorney & Bill of Sale |
| Date | 19 Apr 1854 |
| Transaction Abstract | William Lake of Grenada County of Yalabusha & State of Mississipppi by authority of power of attorney subsitutes Gabriel P. Lake of Dorchester as attorney in his stead. Also includes a note from William Lake in response to a letter offering $125 for Rachel and asking him for $150 which is 1/2 of what she cost him. Next is Gabriel P. Lake stating that for $150 paid by Edward Street of Dorchester he has sold him Negro woman Rachel Fitzgiles 50 yo, slave for life. |
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