A Desirable Farm containing 975 Acres and Six Negroes for Sale... [slaves]

GLC07212

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GLC#
GLC07212
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
1862/12/17
Title
A Desirable Farm containing 975 Acres and Six Negroes for Sale... [slaves]
Place Written
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Pagination
1 sheet Height: 46.5 cm, Width: 33.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Sale for this date for the estate of Alexander and Martha T. Fraser, 30 miles from Petersburg. "Any one having a large number of negroes, which they desire to place beyond the reach of the enemy, would do well to purchase this plantation." Loss at top left corner, affecting "F" in "Farm," and some loss of text at fold on bottom third of sheet.

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