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Sale at Arcade on Tuesday the 5 Feb'y [18]56

Slaves at 12 months credit with interest at 8% and good city acceptance --

Caroline from Kentucky a good field hand aged 19 years fully guaranteed $1100.00
Perry from Maryland a good field hand aged 22 years fully guaranteed 1200.00
Thomas from South Carolina a good field hand aged 15 years fully guaranteed 1000.00
Washington from Missi. a field hand aged 15 years fully guaranteed 1050.00
Daniel from Virginia a good field hand aged 22 years fully guaranteed 1300.00
Soloman from Georgia aged 24 years a field hand fully guaranteed 900.00
Harriett Agusta from Maryland aged 16 years a field hand fully guaranteed 1150.00
Amanda from Louisiana 17 years a good field hand fully guaranteed 1050.00
William from Louisiana aged 18 years fieldhand fully guaranteed 1050.00
Mary Jane aged 24 years from Virginia and her son Roy aged 7 years good seamstress and house servant fully guaranteed 1600.00
John from Baton Rouge a field hand aged 16 years fully guaranteed 1300.00
John Jackson from Baltimore field hand fully guaranteed 1200.00
John from Baltimore a first rate brick layer aged 23 years fully guaranteed 1800.00
Jim aged 26 years a good carriage driver or body servant fully guaranteed 1200.00
Preston aged 26 years a good ware house man fully guaranteed 1300.00

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