Date Original
1857
Description
This bill of sale is for the sale of one slave owned by Joel Harrell and sold to Isham Harrell, his son.
Biographical/Historical Note
Joel Harrell was born in 1801 in North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Carter, a Virginia native, at Fort Towson, Indian Territory, and they had four children, Isham, John, Thomas, and Samuel. They made their home at Fort Gibson until 1839, when they moved to Washington County, Arkansas, where Joel was a farmer. He was murdered in 1864 by a band of robbers. Elizabeth died in 1880. Isham Harrell married Mary Thomason in 1856, and they had six children. In 1864, he joined Captain A.C.. Baty's 2nd Cherokee Regiment and served through the end of the Civil War. He died January 17,1893.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Virginia
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.008.016
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Joel Harrell bill of sale, SMC.008.016
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Joel Harrell bill of sale, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History