Broadside for the sale of enslaved persons and other property of William Bland
date: label: Date
content: 1847
name: label: Printed by
content: T. H. Gunter & Co., American
label: Subject of
content: William Bland, American, 1765 - 1850
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: Caption
content: People, Livestock, and Tools for Sale, 1847
label: Caption
content: Enslaved people were traded no differently than a piece of farming equipment, livestock, or commodity crops. Slave traders and owners viewed the men, women, and children listed as inventory in this broadside as inhuman and lacking feeling, but they were loved by someone.
label: Caption
content: Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
label: Description
content: A paper broadside advertising a public sale of enslaved people and other property owned by William Bland. The broadside has black text on yellowed paper. Some of the ink in the top right corner has bled and stained the paper. Additional marks and water stains appear throughout the advertisement. The broadside reads “PUBLIC SALE. / There will be sold to the highest bidder on the 26th / inst., at the residence of William Bland, sen., living 1 mile / from the Red Mills, the personal property of said bland. / 3 NEGRO MEN, 4 women, 1 boy, and some children, / 12 or 15 head of Horses, 1 yoke of Oxen, 25 or 30 / head of Cattle, 40 or 50 head of Sheep, 80 or 100 head / of Hogs, 1 five-horse Wagon, Farming Utensils of every / description. Also—a quantity of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Hay, / &c. Household & Kitchen Furniture, with many other / articles too tedious to mention. / All of the above property will be sold on a credit of 12 / months. Bond and good security will be required of the / purchasers. / L. BBLAND / JNO. A. RAIN, / E. H. BLAND, / Agents. / February 19, 1847. / T. H. Gunter & CO., Printers, Elizabethtown, Ky.”
place: label: Place printed
content: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
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: 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: 2011.155.292
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, cardboard , metal and glass
label: Dimensions
content: framed: 11 x 14 x 1/2 in. (27.9 x 35.6 x 1.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (unframed): 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (18.7 x 24.8 cm)