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Auction of farm goods and enslaved people by Moss and Innes
A 1849 sale notice announces a March 1 auction of personal property and six enslaved people near Ver Sailes Kentucky with terms cash or secured note at 4 percent. Assets include oxen, tools, timber, household items, whiskey and molasses, a copper still, and more. The note states all enslaved individuals must be sold together to one buyer.
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Oregon Territory
Buck
Ben
Tom and Jerry
Jerry Wilson
Ben Miller
Rob McConnan
Versailes
Kentucky
McConn’s Pike
J. L. Moss