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Lot 217
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$300 -
400
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$381
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Lot Description
[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript document for hire of enslaved male subjects from Hale & Murdock Ironworks. Lamar County, AL, 1 January 1865.
1p, 8 x 12 1/2 in., folds, few separations at folds, toning, some chipping to edges.
Manuscript document listing enslaved male subjects for hire by Hale & Murdock Ironworks between 1863 and 1864. The male subjects are identified by color "Brn" (brown) or "Black" and price, which ranges from $140 to $300. Additional expenses for clothing, shoes, and medical bills are listed.
Hale & Murdock Ironworks, located in Lamar County, AL, was the only Confederate iron furnace that wasn't destroyed during the war.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States