Broadside advertising "Valuable Slaves at Auction" in New Orleans
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MARY, black, aged 25 years, superior washer and ironer."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "16. CLARISSY, black, aged 40 years, field hand."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "17. MARY, black, aged 80 years, cook, washer and ironer."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "18. MARY JANE, black, aged 30 years, field hand."}, {"label": "Description", "content": "19. PHILUS, black, aged 30 years, good cook, washer and ironer, and her child aged 2 years.]"}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Beneath the listing, the text notes the sale will include [Several other Plantation Hands] and that the terms are cash. Along the very bottom is [The slaves may be seen at the office of the Auctioneers] in between two small icons of pointing hands. The sheet has been adhered to a stiff piece of paper as a backing. 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