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Business Of Americans

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Parent Issue
Day
31
Month
July
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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The following advertisements appear in a London paper, copied from the American Beacon of June 21, published ai Norfolk, Virginia : "Cash for Negrnes. - I will pay the highest cash prices for likely young Negroes of both yexes, from ten to thirty years of age. All those that have such to dispose of would do well to give me a cali befbre selling. I will alsoatlead to shipping of Negroes to any of the southern ports free of charga when left with me, as I have a private jail for the safe kèèpine of servants. For fbrther information inquire at my" office at Union Hotel, Union-street ar througii ihe posl-of. fice.- G. W. Apperson." "Negro Repository. - The undersigned has, at a very considerable expenss,erecled and fitted up, in a style of comfort and convenienee, a commodious tvo-story building, in Union-street, second door east of Church-street, i'or the safe keeping and accommodation of Negroes, both male and female ("the apartments being entirely separate, which are brought to this market for sale. This building is admr rably adapted to the object proposed, having airy and pleasant rooms, and every convenienee which could be desired, besides large yards, walled in high, a capacious cistern, &c., which, whilst they secure the comfort of the Negro, likeWl'se guarantee the most ampie security for his safe keeping. In addition to boarding Negroes for sale, the undersigned proposes, keeping on hand from time to time, for sale, such Negroes as may be in demand in this market, embracingevery description of house and field hands, male and female, young and ld, ihat may be called for, and upon terms entirely accommodating. Besides the boarding and the selling of Negroes, he will also make exchanges, giving or receiving such boot as the difference in age, character, qualifications, and appearance may justify. The highest cash market prices given for Negroes of both sexes,

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Signal of Liberty
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