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Prices of Negroes

Prices of Negroes.

The following is a statement of a sale of negroes held at the auction rooms of Messrs. Cayce & Son, in Memphis, on the 14th: Spencer, a field hand, 19 years old, $1150;
Jacob, field hand, 20 years old, $880; Tilda, 10 years old, $600

Athens Post, Friday, February 22, 1861, p. 2:7