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Public Sale

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Notice: Mary T. Forrest will sell at public sale at the Frederick Co. jail, an African American woman aged 20 years and a slave for life. She is a good cook, washer and ironer and "an excellent servant generally." Auctioneer is L. Vanfossen.

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Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner

Publication Date: June 4th, 1862

Page/Column: 2H

Town: Frederick, MD

County: Frederick

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  • African Americans

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