Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
McCoy, Joseph, American, 1811 - 1849
Date
November 28, 1849
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
Backing H x W: 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (34.9 x 23.8 cm)
Actual Document H x W: 10 3/16 x 7 3/4 in. (25.9 x 19.7 cm)
Description
A one-sided document printed in black ink reading: "ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF NEGROES!! The undersigned will, on the first day of January, 1850, offer for sale, to the highest bidder, at Flint Hill, in the county of St. Charles, a negro woman and child, and two likely boys from five to eight, belonging to the estate of Joseph McCoy, dec'd to be sold in obedience to an order of the County Court of St. Charles, made at the November term 1849. TERMS.--Twelve months credit, the purchaser giving bond with approved security. A. Broadhead, adm'r. of Joseph McCoy, dec'd. Nov. 28, 1849."
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place depicted
Flint Hill, Saint Charles County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
broadsides
Topic
Children
Commerce
Domestic slave trade
Finance
Slavery
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2011.51.18
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8d1f133-dffb-4913-9e40-ccb7ca1244a4

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