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Advertisement for the sale of three enslaved men belonging to Benjamin A Chappell - sale ordered by writ of fieri fascias from the Supreme Court of the District of Middle Florida - auctioneer Samuel H. Duval

This ad is looking to hire an enslaved girl between the ages of ten and twelve.

A newspaper advertisement of S.F. Jones putting an unnamed enslaved girl up for sale.

A newspaper advertisement for the sale of plantation utensils, household furniture, livestock, and several enslaved people on behalf of Robert J. Hackley. This sale is to satisfy sundry executions. The advertisement repeated verbatim on March 6th,…

A newspaper advertisement for the sale of five unnamed enslaved persons on behalf of the deceased, Archibald Graham. The ad repeated verbatim on March 6th, 1832.

A newspaper advertisement for the sale of one unnamed enslaved man, on behalf of the deceased, Willoughby Whitehurst. The ad originally ran on January 25th, 1832, and repeated verbatim on March 6th, 1832.

The Superior Court of Leon County issued a court order for a family of slaves to be sold by virtue of an attachment. The family consisted of Jim, his wife, Nancy, and their two small boys, Tucker and Jack. These four slaves were seized and auctioned…

A newspaper advertisement detailing the sale of land and enslaved persons on behalf of the deceased, Alexander Adair.

A slave named Philip was found and detained in the Gadsden County jail. It is noted that Philip is poorly clothed, "partly in homespun." The slave notified his captors that he was owned by Robert J. Hackley.

A newspaper advertisement detailing the sale of land, as well as enslaved persons, including men, women, and children. The ad details the terms of purchase. This ad was repeated verbatim on February 7th, 1832.