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- Sale 1118
Live
| Cincinnati
Feb 28 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1118
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$300 – $400
5 pages, 7 7/8 x 12 3/4 in., on blue paper, left edge sewn and stapled, staples corroded, occasional short tears along old folds with some repairs. Undersigned. Docketed to verso.
The document here records the verbal agreement to the estate of George Rixner (1752-1856) who is recorded as enslaving 33 individuals in the 1840 census. The enslaved individuals are listed by name with physical descriptions, the amount they were purchased for, and by whom they were purchased: Chicot, 26, blacksmith, $3,350; Joe, 50, $1000; Bazile, 40, $1525; Henry (viaux), 20, $1175; John Lowe, 40, $1175; Tom, 35, $1900; Buffalo, 35, $620; John Creole, 32, $1500; Alfred Gros., 28, $1900; Johnson, 35, $1300; William Gros, 32, $1900; MIle, 27, $1950; Coleman, 46, $1350; James Walker, 40, $1350; Team, 47, $1350; George Town, 46, $1300; Georges Cazelar, 35, $1200; Pierre, 65, $280; Honoré, 40, $1560; Griffin, 44, $1125; Alfred, 37, $1900; James Taylor, 28, $900; Wilson Gros., 29, $1600; Ben Gros, 35, $1850; Senetor, 25, $1125; Malle, 59, $575; Dick, 25, $1575; Baptiste, 25, $2000; William, 45, $1425; Nicolas, 25, $1500; Ben (Petit), 17, $1775; Ulysse, 32, $1575; Edmond, 16, $1300; Davis, 40, $1100; Ovide, 30, $1200; Nancy, 32, $725; Permy, 35, $600; Mary and Milly (mother and daughter, 48 and 11, together $1325; Liza, 50, $310; Felice, 30, $500; Melite and Lucie, 14 and 10, together $1600; and Hyppolite, 25, $2000. Almost all are listed as "field hands" or another heavy labor role on a plantation. The Louisiana Wills and Probate Records list Rixner's will which also lists the same 45 enslaved individulas.
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Katie Horstman
VP, Head of Department, American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
Ms. Horstman has spent over a decade specializing in historic photography and Americana at auction. During her tenure, she has overseen several notable single owner auctions, including property from the inventory of celebrated Americana and antique arms expert Norm Flayderman. During her time with the firm, she has maintained an active membership in the Daguerreian Society. Ms. Horstman holds an MA in Art History from the University of Cincinnati and a BA in Art History from The Ohio State University.
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript "Process Verbal of Sale" of the late George Rixner, incl. list of 45 enslaved African Americans. St. Charles Parish, LA,1 March 1856.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/df49c077-f0f2-4960-9d79-6cdea440c58c?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript "Process Verbal of Sale" of the late George Rixner, incl. list of 45 enslaved African Americans. St. Charles Parish, LA,1 March 1856.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/4736c58d-3bcc-4767-83a2-68410b404a9f?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript "Process Verbal of Sale" of the late George Rixner, incl. list of 45 enslaved African Americans. St. Charles Parish, LA,1 March 1856.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/07ce9729-7195-4152-83dd-a228603fd22f?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript "Process Verbal of Sale" of the late George Rixner, incl. list of 45 enslaved African Americans. St. Charles Parish, LA,1 March 1856.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/5ae343b6-fee7-4333-9454-9a0c22900947?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript "Process Verbal of Sale" of the late George Rixner, incl. list of 45 enslaved African Americans. St. Charles Parish, LA,1 March 1856.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/838f913c-72bc-4430-94e4-72ade02619c4?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript "Process Verbal of Sale" of the late George Rixner, incl. list of 45 enslaved African Americans. St. Charles Parish, LA,1 March 1856.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/244e322e-7a4b-4077-8c49-d29a7df0de8c?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)