Bill of sale for Alex, an enslaved person, 1865

$400 00/100 No 28 THE VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY Promises to pay in current funds at their office in Richmond to [Orretors Petters?] or assigns, the sum of Six Hundred Dollars quarterly, on the first day of April, July, October, and the first of January, 1865, being for hire of his slave named Alex

said Slave to be employed on the VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD, and to be returned well clothed. Hired by [W A? Kusset?] [E Poulaine?], President

[*CHARLES F. GUNTHER MEMORIAL CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY*]

Fran Eposcony 15 Jun 10 1867

1867 Jun 10 Received of the -- hasn't been in recpt of fifteen dollers on us carshing or fill folks Miller D.H. Pittus

This must have been for the year 1865 as Mr. P Swap hs allowd sales all that wer an before