Mar 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2697 -

Sale 2697 - Lot 363

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
(SLAVERY.) Valuable Acclimated Slaves, for Sale by Auction by Isaac L. M'Coy. Broadside, 22¾ x 13¾ inches; foxing, minor wear at folds, 8 small cello tape mounting stains, 3 earlier small paper repairs, 2 small areas of text loss, minor dampstaining, a bit musty; signed , dated and inscribed twice by M'Coy in manuscript on the day after the sale. New Orleans, LA, 1 March 1836
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95 enslaved people are named with their ages and short descriptions. They had all been "in the country" (presumably meaning Louisiana) for between 16 months and 3 years, and were all sold by one owner: "Circumstances which their owner could not control, have unfortunately compelled him to dispose of them by public auction." Women were listed next to their children, husbands next to wives, but all were sold separately. Some entries hint at prior history before coming to Louisiana. James Blair "is said to have run off in Virginia for two days, though he has sustained an excellent character while owned by his present master." A 24-year-old woman named Chaney is described as "a good field hand, though small, but few can do a better day's work." Her husband Ben was "a good ditcher, and accustomed to all kinds of plantation work." Their two sons Jeffery (7) and Richard (5) were offered separately.

The sale was held at the Exchange Coffee House at the corner of Chartres and St. Louis Streets, in a building which today houses a restaurant, The Original Pierre Maspero's. None traced in OCLC or at auction.

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