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Date is exactly "1840-08-08"
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"To Hire" men, women, girls and boys
This is a newspaper notice written by S.R. Cockrill, announcing that he would like "to hire out a number of negroes, men, women, boys, and girls."
Sheriff's sale of Rose, a "negro woman"
This is a newspaper notice for the sale of a woman named Rose, owned by Harper Boothe, to satisfy a debt Boothe had to Pollock and Brothers.
"Important sale of land and negroes" A.S. Christian
This is a newspaper advertisement for a sale of property belonging to A.S. Christian, including "18 likely negroes, consisting of men, women, boys, and girls; among which are several excellent house servants."
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