Lucy's Purchase / Lucy's Death


Received of Robert D. Wade a note drawn by W.W. Hall dated 21st. April 1838 & payable the 1st. day of March 1839 for Two hundred Dollars & also One hundred Dollars in cash it bring infull for the purchase money for a certain negro woman named Lucy aged about thirty five years the right & Title I warrant but do not warrant any soundness whatever as I sell her as being unsound & said knows has examined her to his satisfaction & Takes her as he finds her Witness my hand & Seal this 9th. Jany 1839.

Thomas F. Poindexter

March 4th. 1858

Lucy Departed this life on Thursday Night about ten o'clock In the Night aged Sixty year of age as good and onest nigero woman as ever Live Belonging to me Anderson Snipes

Original Purchase Note

Original Death Note

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