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Transcribed documents between Richmond slave dealers Dickinson, Hill & Co., and S.R. Fondren.[1]
Document One
Baltimore April 7th 1856
Dickinson Hill & Co
Gentlemen
I find you
5 Little Negroes which you
will please sell
George
Louisa
Ann
Mary
Tony
I have some girls with
one child which I would sell if there a demand
for
B M Campbell
Document Two
Vicksburg Novem the 19th 1857
Mr S. R. Fondren
Dear Sir I received yours
of the 10th this morning In which you say
you have not received a letter from me since the
19th of last month I must confess that I have
been a little neglectful in writing to you
but it was on account of the dull times I have
had no sales to report nor nothing interesting
But I will hereafter write a few lines to
you every day anyway with a failure If
Edwards has done any thing with Merrit &
Brother they have kept it very close for I
Have not herd any thing about it I don't believe
there is but three traders in town at present
Wash Bolton is here with twenty five
I don't know exactly how many Merrit has
about thirty though I think Mr Crystopher
has gone out to Browen to get Oron his
for the Southern Railroad Board with all his
negroes Mr Hooper Swoped the girl Sarah
which we got from Boyd to Gordon Smith
for a woman about thirty years old and
got five hundred dollers in the trade your
Brother and Mr Bolton have a notion of
going up the river about sixty miles with
sixty negroes thirty men and thirty women
there is an old farmer up that far that wants
to buy that number nothing more at present
your Brother and family are well 'Mr Hooper
and family also. your truly
Coolly Mann
Turn Over
Document Three
Your Brother reported the trade with Mr Sims he swoped Claira for a man and go one hundred dollars difference
Men
Name | Value |
---|---|
Peter the Bolton man | 1200 |
Bill Byrant | 1440 |
Jim Peachy | 825 |
William the ? Mr Boyd man | 1350 |
Henry | 1350 |
Nelson Dunlap | 1350 |
Jacob | 1400 |
John Moses | 1325 |
Robert Smothers | 1320 |
John Turner wife and child | 2100 |
John Hurst morn | 1250 |
Henry Allen | 1310 |
Frank Homer | 1275 |
Jeff Hall | 1276 |
George Page | 1205 |
Eaton returned by Willson | 1150 |
John Woodruff | 1554 |
Bobb Carson | 1250 |
Burwell Stewart | 1175 |
John Pits | 1106 |
Heartwell Megan | 800 |
Dean | 705 |
Winfield Sims man | 1000 |
Sampson Finey | 1300 |
Kitt | 0 |
Rukin Black Smith | 13500 |
William Black | 900 |
Jim Cunigam | 200 |
Women
Name | Value |
---|---|
Pinky Johnston | 2000 |
Hellen | 1605 |
Sarah Sloan | 1500 |
Mary the Doctor Boyd woman | 0 |
Liza Cooper | 1175 |
Robecker | 0 |
Patsy Hurt girl | 750 |
Julia | 806 |
Alice | 725 |
Elizabeth | 0 |
Katy | 0 |
Louisa child got in trade of Mariah | 0 |
Mary Jane Wiseman girl | 1200 |
Martha | 765 |
Don't know the rest of those that I have left unmarked.
[end of document]
Sources
- ↑ Correspondence archive of the Richmond slave dealers Dickinson, Hill & Co., and S.R. Fondren. Document on Auction by Swann Galleries - Sale 2631, Lot 16. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330092750/https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/(SLAVERY--ABOLITION)-Correspondence-archive-of-the-Richmond-?saleno=2631&lotNo=16&refNo=803131
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