Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Hutchison, John S., American
Malloy, David, American, died 1857
Malloy, E. F., American
Date
1857
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 13 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (33.6 × 25.7 cm)
Description
Broadside announcing the sale of an enslaved man named Dick and an enslaved girl named Lydia in Cross Plains, TN. The broadside is on yellowed paper with black text. The broadside reads [NEGROES FOR SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Honorable Circuit Court for Robertson County, made at its June Term, 1857, in the cause of E.F. MALLOY and others, to sell slaves, I will on Saturday, 25th day of July next, at CROSS PLAINS, Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder, on a credit till the first day of May, 1858, TWO NEGROES. Dick, aged about 50 years, and Lydia, about 14 years of age, the property of the late David Malloy, deceased. Cash for costs]. It is signed [John S. Hutchison, Comm'r.] and dated [June 18, 1857]. The back of the broadside is blank.
Place used
Cross Plains, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
broadsides
Topic
American South
Business
Children
Commerce
Domestic slave trade
Finance
Men
Slavery
U.S. History, 1815-1861
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
Object number
2018.43.17
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ace9773-ac27-4f2b-bbd8-592503d2ab3a

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