Unnamed Mississippi Blacksmith - MS-BLA25

Item

Title
Unnamed Mississippi Blacksmith - MS-BLA25
Identifier
MS-BLA25
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
The Mississippi Free Trader
Date
November 13, 1844
Trade
Blacksmith
Enslaver
Stockman & Tainor
events
4. To be sold by Stockman & Taintor
Notes
Assistant blacksmith
Transcription
SALE OF VALUABLE ACCLIMATED NEGROES AT AUCTION, BY STOCKMAN & TAINTOR. WILL be sold at public auction, in front of the Auction Store, on Wednesday, 20th instant, at 11 o'clock, A. M., 20 likely Negroes, among whom are several good field hands, a superior carpenter, cost $2500, an assistant blacksmith, a good family cook, washers and ironers, drivers, teamsters, &c., of ages from 15 to 45 years. These Negroes are thoroughly acclimated, some of them creoles, and are sold for no fault, the owner having no use for them. Terms, cash. Sale positive. Blankets.—Also, on same day, at 10 1/2 o'clock, A. M., 400 pairs 8 lm. 3 point Mackinaw Blankets, received direct from New York, with instructions to sell wi h-out rserve, at auction. Samples can be seen any time previous to sale. nov13-c3
Item sets
Blacksmiths