1852-03-06 Bill of Sale of Esther to Henry Shaw

“1852-03-06 Bill of Sale of Esther to Henry Shaw”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/58039

Title: 1852-03-06 Bill of Sale of Esther to Henry Shaw
Description: The document is a bill of sale of Esther to Henry Shaw. The document describes Esther to be of 41 years of age and to have been previously enslaved by John Brown, now deceased, and then by Ludowig Finkman, the father-in-law of John Knippenberg, who is selling Esther to Henry Shaw at 400 dollars.
Event Type: Commercial transaction; Freedom status transaction; Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: March 6, 1852
Source: Bill of sale for Esther, 1852
Primary Participant: Esther
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Henry Shaw
Age: 41
Sex: Female
Author: John Knippenberg
Buyer: Henry Shaw
Seller: John Knippenberg
Currency: Dollar
Price: 400

“1852-03-06 Bill of Sale of Esther to Henry Shaw”. n.d, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/58039