Sheriff's Sale of Mary and her four children

Title

Subject

Slavery

Description

This is a newspaper advertisement for a sheriff's sale of five people. Mary, 23 and her four children:
John, 6
Jesse, 4
Jim, 2
Ellen, 2 months
The sale was arranged to satisfy debts belonging to Wilson Phillips.

Creator

S.B. Hudson

Source

Florence Gazette

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

1862-02-05

Contributor

Brian Murphy

Format

PNG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

FG1862Feb5p2.png

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

Enslaved People

Citation

S.B. Hudson, “Sheriff's Sale of Mary and her four children,” Shoals Black History, accessed December 2, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1224.

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