Broadside advertising "Valuable Slaves at Auction" in New Orleans

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A broadside for the auction of twenty enslaved men, women, and children at the City Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Large text printed in black ink at the top reads [VALUABLE / SLAVES / AT AUCTION, / AT THE CITY HOTEL COMMON ST. / BY C.E. GIRARDEY & CO., Office No. 6 Banks' Arcade]. Below this, it gives the date of the sale as [THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 1859] and lists the names, ages and skills of the enslaved individuals for sale: [1. ISAM, black, aged about 40 years, a superior engineer and blacksmith has worked over 20 years with the late Wm. Chapman; is well known for character and qualification throughout the Parish of St. James. 2. JOHN, griffe, aged 24 years, a No. 1 carpenter and ship caulker. 3. TOM, black, aged 24 years, a No. 1 blacksmith and machinist. 4. ALEXANDER, mulatto, aged 28 years, a No. 1 stone cutter. 5.

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