Born into slavery in 1816 in the Swannanoa Valley of western North Carolina, Sarah Gudger, aged roughly 20 years in 1833, found herself being sold to Andrew Hemphill, a planter in Burke County. The bill of sale, shown here, confirms the $250 transaction between Abner Pervis and Andrew Hemp(hill). Gudger would remain with the Hemphill family, later willed to Andrew’s son William, until she received her freedom with the Civil War’s end at the age of 49.
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Born into slavery in 1816 in the Swannanoa Valley of western North Carolina, Sarah Gudger, aged roughly 20 years in 1833, found herself being sold to Andrew Hemphill, a planter in Burke County. The bill of sale, shown here, confirms the $250 transaction between Abner Pervis and Andrew Hemp(hill). Gudger would remain with the Hemphill family, later willed to Andrew’s son William, until she received her freedom with the Civil War’s end at the age of 49.
Born into slavery in 1816 in the Swannanoa Valley of western North Carolina, Sarah Gudger, aged roughly 20 years in 1833, found herself being sold to Andrew Hemphill, a planter in Burke County.
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