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The monetary value of slaves depended upon their age, sex and skill. As noted on the "Credit Sale" broadside, experienced field hands sold for more than $1,000 each, while a skilled bricklayer/mason sold for $2,700. Sales often broke up families as seen in the "Public Sale of Negroes," which states that children would be sold separately from their mother "if it best suits the purchaser." The terms "mulatto," "griff," and "yellow" all refer to people of mixed black and white ancestry; "likely" means suitable and "do" is an abbreviation of "ditto." | |||
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Slave
sale broadsides, 1823-52
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