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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00227 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Poster advertising 'Great Sale of Land, Negroes, Corn & Other Property!' |
| Date | 24 November 1860 |
| Author | Hare, Willis V. (fl. 1860) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Slave sale broadside. The Charleston estate sale was set for 2 January 1861. The sale advertised the estate of the deceased Hamilton Houston, noting that it included "91 likely negroes, some of which are blacksmiths and others carpenters!" Lists Willis V. Hare as the Administrator. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Banking Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Hare, Willis V. (fl. 1860) |
| Place written | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |