2022-07 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/15/2022
Four complete and authentic issues of “The United States Gazette For The Country”, 8pp., disbound, loose at spine, VG. To include: October 8, 1812, back page, “Forty Dollars Reward: for a Negro Women named Nancy Lee ... gave suck and has large long breasts, about twenty five ...” ... plus, October 19, 1812, back page, Fifty Dollars Reward for Phoebe who was hired, about 23 years old, yellow complexion, stout, well made ...” and, from page 5, Ten Dollars Reward for James Williams, about 17, very black ...” ... plus, July 21, 1813, back page, “50 Dollars Reward” for Matthias Bessor an indented German servant boy ...” ...plus, December 15, 1813, back page, One Hundred Dollar Reward” for a Negro man named Perry, .. is very black, malicious eyes, ...”
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