Slave Sale broadside, 1852

Title:

Slave Sale broadside, 1852

Date:

1852

Creator (Personal):

DeSaussure, Louis D.

Description:

A document describing the selling of twenty-five slaves referred to as "Gang of 25 Sea Island Cotton and Rice Negroes" at Ryan's Mart in Charleston, South Carolina. Makes notation regarding the names of the slaves as well as their age, work and any injuries they have. The names of the enslaved men are listed as Abram, Aleck, Cudjoe, James, John, Richard, Squash, Thomas age six, Thomas age twenty-eight. The names of the enslaved women are Hannah age thirty-four, Hannah age sixty, Mary Ann, Judy, Nancy and Phyllis. The names of the enslaved children are Caroline, Daniel age nine, Daniel age twelve, Daphne, Delia, Hannah age two months, James and John, Louisa, Margaret, Richard, Simon, Thomas and Will.

Collection Title:

Slave Records in the Discrete Manuscript Collection

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

De Saussure, Louis D.

Topical Subject:

Slave bills of sale, Plantations, Purchasing, Nineteenth century, Enslaved persons, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

43-0985

Date Digital:

2021-05

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

256511