2005-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2005
Autograph Letter Signed, “N.C. Battle”, 4p. quarto, June 10, 1860, and reads in most part: “....Knowing your anxiety to hear from home & the sales of the negroes I concluded today to write you; in a few words I went to town & bought all the negroes except Charity mamma & Charity’s four youngest Children Roanna in the lot. Your Uncle Lucien brought a bye bidder from Nroth Carolina, Dave Williams, he bid the lot off from the boys. They are now very anxious to sell them your Pa intends to get them, but wants to hold on a while. Mamma is down at Watson’s very much pestered she never would say before the sale who she wanted to buy her but now she is brought to her senses. Daughter I am not much grieved about either Chany or Charity they both have acted the lady ever since they came in my possession & I have been the slave now let them see the difference between me & other people. I think it will be a real advantage to all hands the whole sales amounted to $23000.95 dollars. Those that I bid off to $2295....all the Negroes that are of any value we have them after Curran aggravated them as much as he pleased...Lucy’s babe is a boy & a very pretty child, last Saturday the 9th Adeline gave birth to 3 boy children they were very large fine children. Dr. Hubert had to crush one the last to save the mother they were all three alike the other two are doing first rate... Jack is now sick & Cora, Lile will be confined in a few weeks if they live the plantation will be filled with babies....Toney says the Negroes have all come back & he has got his play boys again...Your Pa presented me the day of the sale with a splendid set of China a full set, six day plates, 180 pieces in the set...I went to the Court House myself Amanda with me & bid off the Negroes saved your Pa its said $7000. The Negroes were so proud when they saw me ran & cried & begged me to buy them...” Fine.
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