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Winn, John (b. 1789) [Advertisement of personal property, including slaves, for the estate of Thomas Winn]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.46 Author/Creator: Winn, John (b. 1789) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 November 1824 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Announcing the credit sale of enslaved people and other articles belonging to the estate of Thomas Winn. Besides the "several negroes," articles to be sold include corn, fodder, tools and furniture.

Winn, John Bowles, b. 1789

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