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Title
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Unnamed Mississippi Mechanic - MS-MEC1
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Identifier
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MS-MEC1
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
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Source
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Natchez Gazette
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Date
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March 10, 1825
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Trade
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Mechanic
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Enslaver
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G. Poindexter
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Home
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Ashwood Place
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events
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4. To be sold by G. Poindexter
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Notes
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Multiple, but number not specified
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Transcription
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Valuable Real and Personal Estate FOR SALE. THE subscriber, with a view to ulterior steps, which will render it expedient to dis-continue his pursuits as a Plan-ter in this country, offers for sale the valuable Estate on which he now resides, known by the name of Ashwood Place; Situate three miles from the flourishing village of Wood-ville, the seat of Justice of Wilkinson county, and twenty-two miles from St. Francisville. The tract of land, which is the best quality, both in reference to soil and evenness at surface, contains the quantity of sixteen hundred acres, or thereabouts ; of which there are about six hundred acres cleared and under cultivation ; improved with the customary buildings for planting purposes, and a comfortable Dwelling House and out houses, suitable for the accomodiation of a large family. With the plantation, there will be sold One Hundred Slaves, of which, there are about seventy-five labourers, chief-ly young, and of good constitutions, all of them ac-climated and accustomed to the cultivation of cotton. Among these slaves, there are a number of valuable mechanics; Also, the stock of Cattle, Horses, and Dogs, Household Furniture, Farming Utensils, &c. on the premises. The whole of the above described property will be sold on the following terms, to wit : One fourth of the purchase money will be required when the property is delivered, and the other three fourths will be divided into six annual insstalments, without interest, if the instalments are punctually paid as they become respectively due. Satisfactory personal security, and a lien on the property, will be required to secure the payment of the purchase mo-ney. It is believed that this estate, under proper man-agement, will produce a revenue more than sufficient to pay the annual instalments, rating the article of cotton at an average of fifteen cents per lb., so that the purchaser, at the end of six years, will be possessed of the whole of this extensive and valuable property, without the advance of any other capital than the a-mount required as the first payment. Possession will be delivered on the first of January next, or at an earlier period if the purchaser will make a reasonable allow-ance for the growing crop; according to the maturity to which it shall have arrived, when he receives it. G. Poindexter. March 10th, 1825. 11—
