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Sale of Slaves

Summary

L. Vanfossen, auctioneer, sold a number of African Americans at the Frederick Co. jail. Some of them were mothers with young children and some were children sold separately. The prices which they brought were given. There were no names of the Negroes or of the buyers.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner

Publication Date: June 25th, 1862

Page/Column: 2

Town: Frederick, MD

County: Frederick

Subjects

  • African Americans

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