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Title
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Unnamed Mississippi Seamstress - MS-SEA34
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Identifier
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MS-SEA34
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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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The Mississippi Free Trader
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Date
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January 8, 1851
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Trade
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Seamstress
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gender
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Female
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Enslaver
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E. Lewis, Auctioneer
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events
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4. To be sold by E. Lewis, Auctioneer
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Transcription
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AUCTION! AUCTION! THIS MORNING, at half past 10 o'clock, I will sell to the highest bidder without reserve, Several Acclimated Negroes, Consisting of men, women and children, among them are several No. 1 field hands, cooks, washers and ironers, and one first rate seamstress; they are fully guaranteed in every respect, and will be at my store at eight o'clock for examination. Persons desirous of buying will find it to their ad vantage to call and see, as they will positively be sold to the highest bidder. Also, at the same time, I will close a consignment of Dry Goods, Furniture, &c. Sale positive. E. LEWIS, Auctioneer. jan 8-1t
