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For Sale Two Valuable Servant Boys, 1857

Collection Name

Enslaved and Free African Americans in Western Maryland

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Slaves for Sale

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Ad in Herald of Freedom & Torch Light, 1857 - "For Sale." Two Valuable Servant Boys
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ItemID
wmsl353
IDEntry
8532
Creator
Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Date
1857-03-18
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Subject
Slaves and Free Blacks, Western Maryland
Coverage
Western Maryland, 1800-1864

FOR SALE.
TWO VALUABLE SERVANT BOYS, about 18 or 19 years of age, good farm hands, kind in their disposition - slaves for life, but will not be sold out of the county. Enquire of the PRINTER without delay.
March 18, 1857