Authors

Warren Lee Goss

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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

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pdf

Language

en-us

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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