[GUADELOUPE.] Pointe-a- Pitre-Guadeloupe. D ordre de M[r. Faillaut, vendu] à la vente publique du [18 Août] 18[21] payable . Demolle . 27 paires soul.[iers] & 2 paire de bottes .
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Seller: SAMUEL GEDGE LTD, NORWICH, United KingdomSAMUEL GEDGE LTD
AbeBooks seller since February 9, 2007
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 418.60
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GUADELOUPE AUCTION RECEIPT - SHOES FOR PLANTATION SLAVES? - [Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 18 August 1821.] Printed receipt, single sheet (18.5 x 28.5cm) completed in manuscript, verso with related contemporary ink notes, old folds, very good. A rare glimpse of auctioneering in the French Caribbean in nineteenth century, this receipt records the purchase of 27 pairs of shoes and 2 pairs of boots at Pointe-a-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe on 18 August 1821. Given the large number, it seems possible they were intended for wearing by slaves working on sugar plantations.
Seller Inventory # 32.090
Bibliographic details
- Title
- [GUADELOUPE.] Pointe-a- Pitre-Guadeloupe. D ordre de M[r. Faillaut, vendu] à la vente publique du [18 Août] 18[21] payable . Demolle . 27 paires soul.[iers] & 2 paire de bottes .
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- No Binding
SAMUEL GEDGE LTD
NORWICH, United Kingdom
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TRAVEL, TRADE, AMERICANA, GRAND TOUR, ITALY, ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, GEORGIAN BRITAIN, MANUSCRIPTS.Association member
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Samuel Gedge Ltd
1 Stable Yard, Gunton Park, Hanworth
NORWICH, United Kingdom NR11 7HJ
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Samuel Gedge Ltd. Address: Stable Yard, Gunton Park, Hanworth, Norwich NR11 7HJ, UK. Email: rarebooks@samuelgedge.com. Tel.: +44(0)1263 768 471. Company registration number: 5873849. VAT registration number: GB897420290. Authorized representative: Samuel Gedge.
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