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A Desirable Farm containing 975 Acres and Six Negroes for Sale... [slaves]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07212 Author/Creator: Place Written: Dinwiddie County, Virginia Type: Broadside Date: 1862/12/17 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 46.5 cm, Width: 33.3 cm Order a Copy

Sale for this date for the estate of Alexander and Martha T. Fraser, 30 miles from Petersburg. "Any one having a large number of negroes, which they desire to place beyond the reach of the enemy, would do well to purchase this plantation." Loss at top left corner, affecting "F" in "Farm," and some loss of text at fold on bottom third of sheet.

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