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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09340 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1855 |
| Title | 178 Sugar and Cotton Plantation Slaves!... [Slave sale catalogue from Waverly and Meredith plantations] |
| Date | 13 March 1855 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | By J. A. Beard & May-…13th and 14th March, 1855… Will be Sold at Auction, at Banks Arcade, Magazine Street, in the City of New Orleans…" Catalogue of slaves, listed by families, individually described: "No. 1 field hand, fine axman, sawyer and hewer"; "nimble of foot in the dance"; "good seamstress, house servant, nurse and cook." Beard was the largest slave auctioneer in New Orleans. |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Slavery African American History Women's History Slave Life |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |