Sanders vs. Sanders, et al. slave sale broadside

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- Title:
- Sanders vs. Sanders, et al. slave sale broadside
- Date:
- 1859
- Description:
- This broadside is one of 15 found in the Hutson Lee papers advertising sales of slaves in Charleston in 1859 and 1860. This broadside shows a sale of 99 slaves being sold "under decree in equity" by the Charleston Master in Equity, James W. Gray, resulting from the court case Sanders vs. Sanders, et al. The auction is advertised as taking place on Tuesday, January 11th 1859 at 12 noon at the courthouse. The broadside lists the name and age of each enslaved person, except for those simply listed as an infant. The advertisement also has the term "Town Negroes" next to names of a group of individuals.
- Collection Title:
- Hutson Lee Papers, 1858-1865
- Contributing Institution:
- South Carolina Historical Society
- Media Type:
- Documents
- Topical Subject:
- Auctions--South Carolina--Charleston, African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Slave trade--South Carolina--Charleston, Slave records--South Carolina--Charleston, and Slaves--South Carolina--Charleston
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 11-260-02-02
- Date Digital:
- 2015-03-04
- Digitization Specifications:
- 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Public domain
- Access Information:
- For more information contact The South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC 29401.
- Admin ID:
- 40343
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