Virginia - MS-HOUM1

Item

Title
Virginia - MS-HOUM1
Identifier
MS-HOUM1
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
The Mississippi Free Trader
Date
February 21 ,1837
Trade
House Maid
Enslaver
Chas. Doumax
Events
4. To be sold by Chas. Doumax
Home Location
Mississippi
Notes
Daugher of Harriet - MS-COOK30, MS-WASH22
Transcription
FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale the following family, disposed of for no fault, and fully guaranteed, viz : Harriet, aged about 32 years, a first rate cook and washer, well known in Natchez, having been raised in this city. Virginia, daughter of Harriet, aged about 13 years ; good housemaid and seamstress, well ac-customed to house work in general ; an excellent sewer, and can wait on table ; is smart and intel-ligent. Delphine, daughter of Harriet, aged about 10 years, a smart, active girl, sews well, and accus-tomed to housework. Adolphus, son of Harriet, aged about 5 years, a very smart boy. The above family are well known, and only disposed of for the reason that the present owner has no further use for them. To any one wish-ing to purchase house-servants, an opportunity now offers rarely to be met with. They will be sold a bargain. Apply to CHAS. DOUMAX, Feb 21—tw3t 75 at the Post Office.
gender
Female
Item sets
Cooks