Broadside for sale of enslaved woman and children from estate of Joseph McCoy
date: label: Date
content: November 28, 1849
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Joseph McCoy, American, 1811 - 1849
notes: label: Description
content: A one-sided document printed in black ink reading: "ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF NEGROES!! The undersigned will, on the first day of January, 1850, offer for sale, to the highest bidder, at Flint Hill, in the county of St. Charles, a negro woman and child, and two likely boys from five to eight, belonging to the estate of Joseph McCoy, dec'd to be sold in obedience to an order of the County Court of St. Charles, made at the November term 1849. TERMS.--Twelve months credit, the purchaser giving bond with approved security. A. Broadhead, adm'r. of Joseph McCoy, dec'd. Nov. 28, 1849."
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Flint Hill, Saint Charles County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.51.18
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 on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: Backing H x W: 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (34.9 x 23.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Actual Document H x W: 10 3/16 x 7 3/4 in. (25.9 x 19.7 cm)