Unnamed Mississippi Cook - MS-COOK146

Item

Title
Unnamed Mississippi Cook - MS-COOK146
Identifier
MS-COOK146
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
Vicksburg Daily Whig
Date
January 24, 1849
Trade
Cook
gender
Female
Enslaver
Catharine Hall
Home
Hall's Residence on Washington St.
events
4. To be sold by Catharine Hall
Notes
Enslaver leaving the country
Transcription
NEGROES FOR SALE, ONE family, consisting of a woman, 30 years of age, a superior cook, washer and ironer, good in any capacity as house servant, neat in person, and of good habits; and her children, a boy 8 years of age, and a girl of 4, both remarkably likely. And a woman, 40 years of age, excellent cook and washer. They are sold for no fault, but because I am desi-rous of leaving the country. They can be seen at my residence on Washington street, opposite Messrs. Crutcher & McRaven's. CATHARINE HALL. Vicksburg, Jan. 24, 1850
Item sets
Cooks