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Title
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BIll Hall - MS-SHOE7
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Identifier
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MS-SHOE7
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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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May 3, 1839
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Trade
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Shoemaker
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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E. Thompson & Co.
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events
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4. To be sold by E. Thompson & Co.
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Transcription
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NEGROES AT AUCTION. F. H. DOLBEARE, Auctioneer. BY E. THOMPSON & CO. ON Monday next, May 6th, 1839, at 11 o'clock, A. M., we will sell at public au tion, to the highest bidder, in front of our auction rooms, Main street, the following very likely Negroes, viz.— Bill Hall, 30 years of age, a first rate field hand and a very good shoemaker ; well acclimated and sold for no fault. Maria is a good house servant, cook, washer and ironer, well acclimated, and sold for no fault, light complexion, and aged about 22 years. Mary is a good cook, washer and ironer, and also well acclimated, and sold for no fault. The above negroes can be seen and all information given previous to sale by application to E. THOMPSON & CO. may 3-d3.
