The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Negro Sales.

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Negro Sales.

--Despite the Lincoln proclamations and the repeated thefts of his hire lings, this species of property continues to advance in value all over the Southern country. On Thursday last a likely negro girl was sold by auction for $4,000. Ordinary men and women readily bring two and three thousand dollars.

The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1863. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. August 15, 1863. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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Negro Sales.