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Relic of Slavery Days Sold in Personal Effects Sale
Freshom of Roddye county bought a set of slave leg irons from the late William Nail’s personal effects as part of a yard sale. Found under years of leaves while repairing an old fence on a Frederick county farm, the irons weigh six and a half pounds and limit shifts to two steps. bands show recent cutting. Nearby, The Loose Mart notes the Eastern Milling and Export Company market quotes with corn at 225 per barrel, shelled 44 cents per bushel, wheat No 9 red at 74 cents per bushel, oats 40 cents, and hay at 18 to 20 per ton.
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Man Eon
Freshom
Roddye
William Nail
Frederick
Loose Mart
The
Eastern Milling & Export Company