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Collection: Enslaved People
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"Negro Shoes!"
"Negro Blankets"
(1)This is a newspaper advertisement for "negro shoes," of which the merchant Alexander had many extra pair. They were advertised as "double soled," and "very cheap, for cash or credit."
"Negroes at Auction!"
This is a newspaper notice for the auction of "nine likely negroes" to be held in Florence, AL.
"Negroes for Sale," plantation of Michael Langan
This is a newspaper ad for the sale of eleven enslaved persons, formerly of the Michael Langan plantation. They were to be sold in Russellville at the courthouse door.
"Negroes for sale"
An 11 year old girl and a 9 or 10 year old boy
This is a newspaper ad for the sale of a "well grown" girl, 11, and a "likely yellow boy," 9 or 10.
"Negroes for Sale"
Sale of five enslaved people owned by the heirs of George J. Cox
This is an advertisement for the sale of five enslaved people:
Reuben, 28, a blacksmith
Wash, 17
Mat, 10
Paler (?), 26
Mandy, 25
"Negroes Owned Slaves."
A synthesis of information on free black slave-owners from Prof. Carter G. Woodson's (1875-1950) 1925 book *Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830, Together with a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro.* Woodson, an African-American…
"Negroes to Hire for 1862"
This is a newspaper advertisement for the hiring of enslaved people who belonged to Josephine Roger:
Zau,
Dick,
Isbel,
Rob,
Goso,
Pink,
Josephine.
All were reported to be "good field hands, except Isbel, who is too old for outdoor work."
"Sale of A Valuable Plantation and About Forty Negroes"
This is an advertisement for the auction sale of the Col. John Bell plantation, about 4 miles east of Tuscumbia. The auction included about 40 enslaved people
"Sale of Land and Negroes," property of Enas Fielder
This is a newspaper advertisement for the sale of property belonging to Enas Fielder, deceased, including Maria; Mat; John; Ned; Ann; Mary, and Alexander.
"Sale of Land, Negroes, Stock," near Town Creek
This is a newspaper ad for the sale of a plantation that included 30 enslaved people near Leighton, AL.
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