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Two runaways committed to Franklin County jail
This is a newspaper notice that two men, Peter, 22, and Anderson Conner, 20, had been committed to the Franklin County jail. Both were alleged to have been owned by Rufus K. Flax of Attalla County, MS.
Tust Sale, including Brodus and Lena
This is a newspaper advertisement for the trust sale of property belonging to Leonard Jones, who lived 3 miles west of Tuscumbia on Bear Creek. Included were Brodus, a man about 25 years of age, and Lena, a woman about 48 years of age.
Trust sale: Amy, 24; Mary, 8; Ben 1
This is a newspaper advertisement for a trust sale from the estate of John A. Green. Amy, 24, and her children Mary (8) and Ben (1) were being offered in the sale.
Trust Sale of three people that formerly belonged to Thomas S. Hereford
This is a newspaper advertisement for the sale of three people by Thomas Hereford:
Jane, about 50;
David, about 50;
George, about 23.
Trust Sale of property belonging to Robert A. Goodloe
This is a newspaper advertisement for a trust sale in which people belonging to Robert A. Goodloe were to be auctioned off at Barton's corner in Tuscumbia. The people included:
Jacob, about 40; Jacob's wife Susan, 35; their four children Eliza 11,…
Trust Sale of property belonging to Henry Williams of Tuscumbia
This is a newspaper advertisement for the public sale of property that belonged to Henry Williams of Tuscumbia, including enslaved people:
Patience, 42 and her three children William, 10, John, 9, and Matilda, 2.
Trust Sale of people by Branham Merrill and John Sevier
This is a newspaper advertisement about a trust sale of property belonging to Branham Merrill and John Sevier, including:
Gilbert, 37
Rosana, 32 and her three children: William, Caroline, Albert;
Spicey, 37 and her child
Trust sale of enslaved people by the Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Railroad
This is a newspaper advertisement for a public sale of enslaved people by the trustees for the Tuscumbia, Courtland, and Decatur Railroad. Included in the sale were:
Sam, about 46;
Joe, about 30;
Jack, about 30.
Tom, escaped and committed to Franklin County jail
This is a newspaper notice that a man named Tom had escaped from the property of B.F. Perry, Pickens Co. Alabama and had been captured and housed at the Franklin County jail. Tom was described as about 30 years old, 5'10" or 11", and of dark…
Tom W. Woods, Federal Writer's Project: Slave Narrative Project, Volume 13
This is an interview of former slave Tom W. Woods who lived in Florence before and during the Civil War.
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