11 JANUARY 1859 : Memphis Daily Appeal

CHANCERY SALE
of Forty-One Valuable Negroes
Together with other property
consisting of Mules, Horses, Cows,
Hogs, Carriages, Furniture, Cotton
Gin, and Farming Utensils of
Every Description.

Pursuant to a decree of the Chancery Court at Memphis, rendered at the November term, 1858, in the case of Lucy W. Stark, administratrix of Henry C. Stark, deceased, and others, vs. Margaret Stark, Louisiana Farabee, and others, creditors of Henry C. Stark, deceased, I will on THURSDAY, the 25th of January, 1859, at the late residence of Henry C. Stark, deceased, in Shelby county, Tennessee, near Fisherville, proceed to sell to the highest bidder:

Forty-One Valuable Negroes,
named as follows, to wit:

RANSOM aged about 35 years
JIM BROWN aged about 15 years
WARREN aged about 7 years
GUSS aged about 4 years
EUGENIE aged about 2 years
LITTLE aged about 40 years
GEORGE aged about 17 years
JIM GRAY aged about 15 years
ALEC aged about 11 years
SAM aged about 31 years
MARION aged about 14 years
BOB aged about 24 years
ROBERT aged about 2 years
POMPEY aged about 40 years
SILAS aged about 26 years
JOHN aged about 1 years
JOHN aged about 42 years
JACOB aged about 24 years
SILLER aged about 30 years
JULIA aged about 18 years
and her child aged about 4 mo.
EADIE aged about 12 years
ALICE aged about 10 years
MARY aged about 33 years
CANDICE aged about 16 years
EASTER aged about 15 years
ISABELLE aged about 10 years
LUCY aged about 3 years
BANER aged about 5 years
MATILDA aged about 2 years
MOLLIE aged about 35 years
ANNY aged about 3 years
LIZZIE aged about 45 years
RACHEL aged about 12 years
MARY ANN aged about 21 years
AILCEY aged about 60 years
HARRIET aged about 20 years
JENNY LIND aged about 5 years
ANNA aged about 3 years
SARAH aged about 45 years
MADALINE aged about 33 years

Among said negroes are blacksmiths, carpenters, house and field hands of every description. [Omitted: description of household goods and farm items.] The sale of the above mentioned property will commence at 10 o'clock A.M. on Tuesday, the 25th of January, 1859, and if not completed on that day will be continued from day to day until completed.

JOHN C. LANIER
Clerk and Master

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