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This item was originally created and disseminated as an illustration in the novel Tom Clifton, or, Western boys in Grant and Sherman's army, '61-'65, by Warren Lee Goss, published in 1892. The advertisement appeared on an unnumbered page in chapter 7.
This is a fictional advertisement for a sale of 25 enslaved people in Charleston, S.C. at Ryan's Mart on Chalmers Street, September 25, 1852.
Transcription
Gang of 25 Sea Island
COTTON AND RICE NEGROES,
By Louis D. De Saussure.
On THURSDAY the 25th Sept., 1852, at 11 o'clock, A.M., will be sold at RYAN'S MART, in Chalmers Street, in the City of Charleston,
A prime gang of 25 Negroes, accustomed to the culture of Sea Island Cotton and Rice.
CONDITIONS. — One-half Cash, balance by Bond, bearing interest from day of sale, payable in one and two years, to be secured by a mortgage of the negroes and approved personal security. Purchasers to pay for papers.
[Listing and grouping of people for sale as it appears on original]
Creation Date
1892
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States of America
Creator Life Dates
1835-1925
Keywords
fictional advertisement, illustration, novel, slave sale, charleston, slaves, "Sea Island", African-American, African-Americans, history, advertisement, broadside
Resource Identifier
080610-08
Date Digital
9-2023
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
African American Studies | African History | American Studies | Children's and Young Adult Literature | History | History of Gender | Labor History | Social History | United States History | Women's History
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Recommended Citation
Goss, Warren Lee, "Fictional advertisement, an illustration from "Tom Clifton...." by Warren Lee Goss, 1892: "Gang of 25 Sea Island Cotton and Rice Negroes"" (1892). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 323.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/323
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