Unnamed TN Carpenter #11 - TN-CAR13

Item

Title
Unnamed TN Carpenter #11 - TN-CAR13
Identifier
TN-CAR13
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters
Source
The Tennessean
Date
June 8, 1842
Trade
Carpenter
Gender
Male
Enslaver
Christopher Brooks
Home Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Events
1. To be sold by Christopher Brooks
Item Type
Advertisement
Transcription
Large Sale of Negroes.
ON SATURDAY, the 18th of June, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder, at the Market House in Nashville, about
40 LIKELY NEGROES,
Men, Women, Boys and Children, among them a Blacksmith, Carpenter and some House Servants. Terms one half Cash, balance notes payable in Bank at six months, with two approved securities. The Negroes can be seen on application to me.
CHRISTOPHER BROOKS.
June 6th-td