1ST MARCH 1856. PROCES VERBAL OF SALE. LANDED PROPERTY, SLAVES, CATTLE, MULES &C. &C. STATE OF LOUISIANA. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF ST. CHARLES. SUCCESSION OF THE LATE GEORGES RIXNER DECEASED. . . BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE TO ME DIRECTED BY THE HONBLE THE ABOVE ENTITLED COURT, BEARING DATE THE 22D JANUARY 1856. . . THE SLAVES WERE ADJUDICATED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT
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St. Charles Parish, LA, 1856. [8] pp, each page on lined, pale blue paper 7-7/8" x 12-3/4." Left edge stitched with corroded contemporary staples. Entirely in neat ink manuscript, docketed on final page. With old folds for filing. Final leaf with two closed tears, no loss. Very Good. Signed at the end by Parish Sheriff Noel St. Martin.
Beginning at the bottom of page [3] the document records the name of each slave "adjudicated," the sale price realized, the purchaser, and relevant characteristics of that slave, i.e., age, skills, physical characteristics, medical issues. The list of 45 sold slaves, most of whom were listed as "field hands," continues from page [3] to the middle of page [7].
Chicot, 26, a blacksmith, brought $3,350; Joe, 50, $1000; Bazile, 40, $1525; Henry (viaux), 20, $1175; John Lowe, 40, $1175; Tom, 35, $1900; Buffalo, 35, $620; John Creole, 32, $1500; Alfred Gros., 28, $1900; Johnson, 35, $1300; William Gros, 32, $1900; MIle, 27, $1950; Coleman, 46, $1350; James Walker, 40, $1350; Team, 47, $1350; George Town, 46, $1300; Georges Cazelar, 35, $1200; Pierre, 65, $280; Honore, 40, $1560; Griffin, 44, $1125; Alfred, 37, $1900; James Taylor, 28, $900; Wilson Gros., 29, $1600; Ben Gros, 35, $1850; Senetor, 25, $1125; Malle, 59, $575; Dick, 25, $1575; Baptiste, 25, $2000; William, 45, $1425; Nicolas, 25, $1500; Ben (Petit), 17, $1775; Ulysse, 32, $1575; Edmond, 16, $1300; Davis, 40, $1100; Ovide, 30, $1200; Nancy, 32, $725; Permy, 35, $600; Mary and Milly (mother and daughter, 48 and 11, together $1325; Liza, 50, $310; Felice, 30, $500; Melite and Lucie, 14 and 10, together $1600; and Hyppolite, 25, $2000.
Beginning at the bottom of page [3] the document records the name of each slave "adjudicated," the sale price realized, the purchaser, and relevant characteristics of that slave, i.e., age, skills, physical characteristics, medical issues. The list of 45 sold slaves, most of whom were listed as "field hands," continues from page [3] to the middle of page [7].
Chicot, 26, a blacksmith, brought $3,350; Joe, 50, $1000; Bazile, 40, $1525; Henry (viaux), 20, $1175; John Lowe, 40, $1175; Tom, 35, $1900; Buffalo, 35, $620; John Creole, 32, $1500; Alfred Gros., 28, $1900; Johnson, 35, $1300; William Gros, 32, $1900; MIle, 27, $1950; Coleman, 46, $1350; James Walker, 40, $1350; Team, 47, $1350; George Town, 46, $1300; Georges Cazelar, 35, $1200; Pierre, 65, $280; Honore, 40, $1560; Griffin, 44, $1125; Alfred, 37, $1900; James Taylor, 28, $900; Wilson Gros., 29, $1600; Ben Gros, 35, $1850; Senetor, 25, $1125; Malle, 59, $575; Dick, 25, $1575; Baptiste, 25, $2000; William, 45, $1425; Nicolas, 25, $1500; Ben (Petit), 17, $1775; Ulysse, 32, $1575; Edmond, 16, $1300; Davis, 40, $1100; Ovide, 30, $1200; Nancy, 32, $725; Permy, 35, $600; Mary and Milly (mother and daughter, 48 and 11, together $1325; Liza, 50, $310; Felice, 30, $500; Melite and Lucie, 14 and 10, together $1600; and Hyppolite, 25, $2000.
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- Title
- 1ST MARCH 1856. PROCES VERBAL OF SALE. LANDED PROPERTY, SLAVES, CATTLE, MULES &C. &C. STATE OF LOUISIANA. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT. PARISH OF ST. CHARLES. SUCCESSION OF THE LATE GEORGES RIXNER DECEASED. . . BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE TO ME DIRECTED BY THE HONBLE THE ABOVE ENTITLED COURT, BEARING DATE THE 22D JANUARY 1856. . . THE SLAVES WERE ADJUDICATED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT
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- [Louisiana Slave Sale]
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- Place of Publication
- St. Charles Parish, LA
- Date Published
- 1856
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Woodbridge, Connecticut
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