Broadside for the sale of an enslaved boy named Ben
date: label: Date
content: July 11, 1853
name: label: Issued by
content: W. J. Young, American
label: Subject of
content: Absalom Young, American, died 1853
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A single-sided, single page broadside of black text printed on white paper advertising the sale of an enslaved boy named Ben. At the top, in large text: [SALE OF SLAVE. / By order of the Probate]. The document continues, [Court of Andrew County, the undersigned Administrator of the estate of Absalom Young, deceased, will expose to public sale to the highest and best bidder, a likely negro boy named Ben, belonging to said estate, before the Court House door in Savannah, Mo., on Tuesday, the 2nd day of August, 1853. TERMS OF SALE - One third cash in hand, and the ballance in twelve months time, on bond and security]. The "third" has been struck by hand and [fourth] written in. At the bottom is [W.J. Young, Administrator.] and the date [July 11, 1853].
place: label: Place made
content: Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.301
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink and paper
label: Dimensions
content: framed: 8 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (21.9 x 26.7 x 2.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 3/4 × 8 9/16 in. (14.6 × 21.7 cm)