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Unnamed Mississippi Cook - MS-COOK117

Title: Unnamed Mississippi Cook - MS-COOK117
Identifier: MS-COOK117
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: The Mississippi Free Trader
Date: May 15, 1847
Trade: Cook
gender: Female
Enslaver: Wm. J. Ferguson
events: 4. To be sold by Wm. J. Ferguson
Transcription: FOR SALE, A VERY likely and valuable Negro woman, aged about 25 years, and her three boys, one about 11 years, the others are twins and 3 years old. The woman is a good washer and ironer and a tolerable cook and seamstress. Also, a negro man about 40 years old, stout, active, a first rate ox driver and good at any plantation work. Enquire of WM. J. FERGUSON. May 15-ctf