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[ENSLAVEMENT] Manuscript announcement of the public sale of a \"negro girl.\" Liberty, MO, 9 Aug. 1847
Estimate: $500-$700
Sold
$450
Timed Auction
American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[ENSLAVEMENT] Manuscript announcement of the public sale of a "negro girl." Liberty, MO, 9 Aug. 1847


Manuscript broadside, one page, 7 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. Few small holes, abrasions, trimmed along upper edge, occasional stains and ink smears. 

In full: "Negro Girl at Public Sale. / I will sell to the highest bidder, on Monday the first day of Circuit Court of Clay County at Liberty one negro Girl belonging to the Estate of Peyton Y. G. Bartie[?] Dec.d. She is 20 years old. / Terms - a credit will be given till the 25th day of December next. - purchaser giving bond with approved security. / Ryland Shackelford, Admin. / Liberty August 9th 1847."


Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.
Quantity
1
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