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Unnamed Mississippi Cook - MS-COOK96

Title: Unnamed Mississippi Cook - MS-COOK96
Identifier: MS-COOK96
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: Vicksburg Daily Whig
Date: January 10, 1846
Trade: Cook
gender: Female
Enslaver: Livingston, Hanna & Co.
events: 4. To be sold by Livingston, Hanna & Co.
Transcription: FORE HIRE. A FAMILY OF NEGROES, consisting of a man and wife and four children. The man is a first-rate blacksmith, and the woman a fair cook. Bond with approved security will be required for the year's wages. Apply to LIVINGSTON, HANNA & Co. 374, Washington street. jan 10