For example, a small tool-and-die shop may get ... obligated to complete their portion of the arrangement. A bill of sale is generated each time a shipment of parts is made to the buyer.

But even if you live in a state that doesn’t require one, a bill of sale is an important document to have for both the buyer’s and seller’s protection. As an example, if you sell a car and ...

That “something” was a copy of a bill of sale dated and signed more than 150 years ago of McKissic’s great-great-grandfather Wilson Woods. McKissic chose to upload this photo to The ...

The Bill of Sale, as documents like this became known, is one of dozens of new artifacts that the National Museum of African American History and Culture is assembling for its growing collections.