Unnamed Mississippi Seamstress - MS-SEA41

Item

Title
Unnamed Mississippi Seamstress - MS-SEA41
Identifier
MS-SEA41
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
Vicksburg Daily Whig
Date
February 23, 1856
Trade
Seamstress
gender
Female
Enslaver
William McRae
events
4. To be sold by William McRae
Transcription
AUCTION SALE. WILLIAM McRAE, Auctioneer. THIS MORNING, (SATURDAY,) FEBRU-ary 23d, I will sell— One likely Woman, a cook, washer and ironer, [?] years old. One likely Woman, a fair seamstress, 20 years old. One likely Woman, good for field or house, [?] years old. One likely Boy, a field hand, 19 years old. One likely Boy, a field hand, 18 years old. The above negroes are sold for no fault, title [?] disputable and soundness guaranteed. ALSO: At the same time a lot of Household and Kitchen Furniture, Groceries, Tobacco, &c. feb[?]
Item sets
Seamstresses