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Unnamed Mississippi Seamstress - MS-SEA31

Title: Unnamed Mississippi Seamstress - MS-SEA31
Identifier: MS-SEA31
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: Vicksburg Daily Whig
Date: December 4, 1849
Trade: Seamstress
gender: Female
Enslaver: Folkes & McRae
events: 4. To be sold by Folkes & McRae
Transcription: SLAVES AT PRIVATE SALE--2 likely Slaves, one man 27 years old, an excellent Bar-ber and body servant. One woman 20 years old, is a fair Cook, Washer and Seamstress, or will make a good field hand. Title and soundness fully guar-ranteed. dec4 FOLKES & McRAE.