Advertisement for Barrow & Armstrong Succession Sale, Southern Sentinel, February 23, 1856
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Title
Advertisement for Barrow & Armstrong Succession Sale, Southern Sentinel, February 23, 1856
Subject
Slavery; Slave Trade-domestic; Slave sale; Louisiana
Description
A newspaper advertisement in the Southern Sentinel, February 23, 1856, publishing the terms of the sale of the estate of John S. Barrow and his wife, Margaret Amstrong. Barrow had purchased the plantation and slaves from the heirs of Jesse Batey, and many of the people listed in this advertisement had been sold to Batey by Thomas Mulledy in 1838.
This newspaper advertisement was discovered via the Library of Congress's Chronicling America database of historical newspapers by Leah Potter who contributed it to the Georgetown Slavery Archive. We appreciate her assistance.
This newspaper advertisement was discovered via the Library of Congress's Chronicling America database of historical newspapers by Leah Potter who contributed it to the Georgetown Slavery Archive. We appreciate her assistance.
Source
Southern Sentinel (Plaquemines, Parish of Iberville, La.), February 23, 1856, Chronciling America, Library of Congress.
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1856-02-23
Contributor
Leah Potter, Adam Rothman
Relation
See GSA11.
Format
PDF
Language
English and French
Type
Newspaper advertisement
Identifier
GSA37
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper
Files
Citation
Chronicling America, Library of Congress, “Advertisement for Barrow & Armstrong Succession Sale, Southern Sentinel, February 23, 1856,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 21, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/42.