Sale of slaves and land announcement, 1821

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

170 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff

Email: scpubserv@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

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Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16238, Sale of slaves and land announcement, Small Special Collections Library, Charlottesville, Virginia

Summary

Extent:

0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in legal document box BW 13.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

MSS 16238, Sale of slaves and land announcement, Small Special Collections Library, Charlottesville, Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

Sale of slaves and land announcement, 1821 September 17, 0.03 cubic feet, announcing the sale of "5 or 6 likely slaves" and "162 acres at the head waters of the Hardware River, North Garden" by Nthaniel Garland, executor of the estate of Edward Garland. "Land and Negroes for sale."

Acquisition information:

This collection was a gift of Ann Marshall to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on October 24, 2016.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard