Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse
date: label: Date
content: 1859
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A broadside advertising a court-ordered slave of enslaved persons at the courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 10, 1859. The paper is printed in black ink with hand-written annotations along columns printed with the first names and ages of ninety-nine [99] enslaved men, women, and children. The names are numbered and grouped together into subsets. Large printed text at top reads, [UNDER DECREE IN EQUITY. / SANDERS vs. SANDERS, et al]. The handwritten notations make remarks like "healthy," "very fine," "sold privately," "dead," "shot in leg," "breeding," "leg broke," "lost a toe," "white," and "mostly white." The names listed are as follows:
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content: First column:
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content: London, 55; Nelly, 50; Dick, 15; Rosy, 4
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content: Cuffy, 35; Becker, 19
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content: Caroline, 29; Martha, 4; Bull or Frederick, 12; Infant, 9 months
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content: Charity, 30; Susan, 17; Floride, 2; Infant, 6 months
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content: Ned, 60; Silvy, 35; Frank, 11;
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content: Easton, 3; Infant, 3 months; Billy, 68; Lucy, 50; Binah, 14; Phillis, 12; Jack, 11;
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content: Thomas, 26; Toney, 30;
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content: Becky, 30; Sammy 5; Fed, 3; Infant, 7 months;
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content: Isaac, 30;
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content: Moses, 25;
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content: Morris, 21;
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content: Billy, 45; Hagar, 50; Joe, 35; William, 20; Rose, 15;
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content: Martha, 70; Nancy, 45; Rachel, 22; Ben, 16; Lot, 10;
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content: Betty, 25; Plymouth, 2;
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content: London, 26; Grace, 22; Harriet, 2;
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content: Hester, 25; Amos, 21; Elsey, 5;
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content: Second column:
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content: Jacob, 55; Mary, 45; Emma, 21; Rose, 15; Aelie, 18; Simon, 13; Francis, 6; Mary, 3;
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content: Hardtimes, 70; Sary, 30; Anne, 18;
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content: Old Peter, 70; Old Nancy, 60;
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content: Old Hester, 68; Maggy, 40; Edward, 19; Susan, 17; Robert, 13; Martha, 7; Sarah, 2;
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content: Peter, 28; Venus, 25; Henry, 8; Hamilton, 4; Cornelia, 1;
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content: Lydy, 25; Hannah, 6 months;
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content: Hannah, 30; Nero, 10; Rachel, 7; August, 4; Henry, 2; Infant, 1 month;
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content: Old Frank, 60;
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content: Toney, 30;
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content: Jake, 35; Eliza, 30; Pleasant, 12; Sukey, 10; Amanda, 8; Catharine, 3;
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content: David, 36;
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content: Jim 39;
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content: Binah, 60;
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content: March, 40;
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content: Bob, 35;
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content: Sarah, 12;
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content: Harriet, 14
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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content: Business
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content: Colorism
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content: Commerce
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content: Domestic slave trade
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content: Families
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content: Finance
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content: Health
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content: Law
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content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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: 2010.21.3
objectType: label: Type
content: broadsides
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 13 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21.5 cm)