| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| November 10, 1862 |
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| Great Sale of Negroes |
| On Saturday week last, Robert
M. Clarke, of Atlanta, Ga., made the greatest negro sale that ever
took place in that market. Twenty-five negro men, their ages varying
from seventeen to twenty-sox, were sold to a railroad company for
$35,725. The lowest price of ay one was $1.200, and the highest
$1,800. The average price of this lot is $1,420. |
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