Title

News Announcing the Sale of an Enslaved Person for an Unusually High Price

Creator

Lockwood

Files

Description

News article detailing the sale of an enslaved girl named Sarah for the unusually high sum of $8,000

Approximate Creation Date

1841-10-16

Time Period

1840-1849

Subjects

Enslaved persons ; Slaveholders ; Slavery -- Louisiana ; Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- Sources

Geographic Location

New Orleans (La.)

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

article

Digital Format

TIFF

Digital ID

MUM00431_stone_b1_f4_038

Source

Alfred H. Stone Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Repository

University of Mississippi

Digital Publisher

University of Mississippi Libraries

Rights

This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Recommended Citation

Lockwood, "News Announcing the Sale of an Enslaved Person for an Unusually High Price" (2022). University of Mississippi. 124.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/lantern-um/124

Contact Information

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