[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Letter referencing the sale prices of five named enslaved subjects. Cedar Grove, [KY?], 1855.
Sale 1118 - African Americana
Feb 28, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Letter referencing the sale prices of five named enslaved subjects. Cedar Grove, [KY?], 1855.
2 pages, 4to, 7 5/8 x 9 3/4 in., on blue paper, short marginal tear, old creases.
A man writes to his wife, possibly from her father's estate auction, sharing the sale prices and who purchased five named enslaved individuals and a 6th, George, Will, Dick, Peter, and Rachel. He notes, "The Negroes have all good homes tis said."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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