Slave Bill of Sale

ID: 501
This file appears in: Ashland

This bill of sale from Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1820, shows that Henry Clay was the highest bidder at sale and paid $500.00 for a slave woman named Judy and her daughter Juliann. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Ashland

By Tim Talbottt
Historical Marker #1 in Lexington notes the location of "Ashland," the home and estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. Ashland was Clay’s pride and joy. At this grand estate the "Great…