Enslaved Fellow of "Fair Character" for Sale
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Title
Enslaved Fellow of "Fair Character" for Sale
Subject
Florida State University
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Enslavement
Race Relations
Description
Enslaved fellow for sale in Monticello, Florida. He is purportedly of "good quality and fair character."
Creator
Manning, Benjamin
Source
Original digital item located in America's Historical Newspapers (The Floridian and Advocate) that can be accessed with an account at lib.fsu.edu
Publisher
Floridian and Advocate
Date
1836-11-26
Contributor
Patterson, Kathryn
Rights
These materials were gathered together as part of an effort between FSU's History Department and FSU's Libraries to assemble materials related to the history of race relations in Tallahassee. The user is responsible for investigating any copyright restrictions on further use of these materials outside this digital collection. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en
Type
Text
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Text
"Notice. Will be sold at public sale for cash in the town of Monticello on the (?) of January next in the usual hours of sale a likely young negro fellow of good quality and fair character for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of the estate of Thomas Wood, late of Jefferson county deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby requested to present them to me duly (?) on or before the day of sale. – Benjamin Manning, Executor. Nov. 9, 1836."
Files
Citation
Manning, Benjamin, “Enslaved Fellow of "Fair Character" for Sale,” A Community History of Race Relations: Tallahassee & Florida State University , accessed May 3, 2024, https://historyracerelationstlh.omeka.net/items/show/1438.