Summary of sheriff's auction of enslaved persons Banks, Kitty, Lizzy, and Octavo
date: label: Date
content: 1858
name: label: Written by
content: Sanders D. Oliver, American, born 1827
label: Written by
content: Park W. DeFrance, American, born 1818
label: Subject of
content: John Holly, American, died 1857
label: Subject of
content: John D. Holly, American, born 1819
notes: label: Description
content: A document summarizing the procedure and sale of four enslaved persons, identified as [Banks, aged thirty years, Kitty aged nineteen and her child Lizzy aged three years, Octavo aged ten years], at auction from the estate of James Holly to his son, John D. Holly. The four people are sold for a total of $3,075 dollars in cash to John D. Holly, likely the son of James. The document notes that the auction was properly advertised in the Bayou Mason Times, printed in the town of Floyd in Carroll Parish, for thirty days before sale. The paper is machine-made, faux-laid paper with blue pigment tint; the color is faded and yellowed at edges and folds. The verso, which when folded appears as the cover, contains summary of the content and notes it was filed January 13, 1858.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.26.9
objectType: label: Type
content: deeds
label: Type
content: summaries
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: iron gall ink on laid rag paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Folded in half): 12 3/8 × 7 15/16 in. (31.5 × 20.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Unfolded): 12 3/8 × 15 13/16 in. (31.5 × 40.2 cm)