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Domestic News
October 12, 1819
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
In Baton Rouge on Sept. 11, amid hard times, a 40-year-old blacksmith slave from John Davenport's estate sold for $5,200, far below the previous owner's $8,000 estimate. Nearby 70 arpents of land sold for $10,000.
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HARD TIMES—UNPRECEDENTED.
BATON ROUGE, SEPT. 11.
At the sale of the estate of the late John Davenport, sen. deceased, a negro slave, aged about 40 years, a black-smith by trade, was adjudicated to a gentleman of this parish for the paltry sum of five thousand two hundred dollars! The present owner of the slave observed that he would have run him up to eight thousand!
It is also stated that a few days since 70 superficial arpents of land, situated within half a mile of this town, have been sold for ten thousand dollars! Mark this, ye connoisseurs of the times.—Gazette.
BATON ROUGE, SEPT. 11.
At the sale of the estate of the late John Davenport, sen. deceased, a negro slave, aged about 40 years, a black-smith by trade, was adjudicated to a gentleman of this parish for the paltry sum of five thousand two hundred dollars! The present owner of the slave observed that he would have run him up to eight thousand!
It is also stated that a few days since 70 superficial arpents of land, situated within half a mile of this town, have been sold for ten thousand dollars! Mark this, ye connoisseurs of the times.—Gazette.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Slave Related
What keywords are associated?
Hard Times
Slave Sale
Land Sale
Baton Rouge
Estate Auction
What entities or persons were involved?
John Davenport
Where did it happen?
Baton Rouge
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Baton Rouge
Event Date
Sept. 11
Key Persons
John Davenport
Outcome
slave sold for $5,200; land sold for $10,000
Event Details
At the estate sale of the late John Davenport, a 40-year-old black-smith slave was sold to a local gentleman for $5,200, despite the previous owner's willingness to bid up to $8,000. Separately, 70 arpents of land near town sold for $10,000, highlighting unprecedented hard times.