Unnamed TN Blacksmith #45 - TN-BLA53

Item

Title
Unnamed TN Blacksmith #45 - TN-BLA53
Identifier
TN-BLA53
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, African American blacksmiths
Source
The Tennessean
Date
April 2, 1847
Type
Advertisement
Trade
Blacksmith
gender
Male
Enslaver
G.M. Fogg and F.R. Rains
Transcription
Notice.
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed to G. M. Fogg, on the 13th May, 1841; and also by vir-tue of a Deed of Trust, executed to F. R. Rains, on the 10th December, 1842, by Edward Hall, on Satur-day the 24th day of April instant, at the Market-House in the city of Nashville, we will proceed to sell at public auction, for cash, the following named negro slaves, viz: Phil, and Jane his wife, with her six chil-dren, ranging from six to twenty years old, consisting of two girls and four boys. One of them is a first rate coach maker, and one of the boys is a good black-smith. Sale within the usual hours.
G. M. FOGG,
F. R. RAINS,
Trustees.
April 2, 1847—td.
events
1. Formerly enslaved by Edward Hall
2. To be sold by G.M. Fogg and F.R. Rains
homeLocation
Nashville, Tennessee