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Slave Merchant William H. Williams Advertisement
Washington, D. C., July 18, 1836
Cash for Four Hundred Negroes.
The highest cash prices will be given by the subscriber for Negroes of both sexes, from the ages of twelve to twenty-eight. Those who wish to sell will do well to give me a call at my place, on 7th street, a yellow rough-cast house, the first on the right hand going from the market house to the steamboat wharf; or at A. Lee's lottery office, five doors east of Gadsby's' hotel. Communications through the post office will be promptly attended to. Those wishing to board their servants can be accomodated on moderate terms.
Wm. H. Williams.
July 18.
Source: The Globe (Washington, D.C.), 24 August 1836.
Editor's Note: Carlisle abolitionist J. Miller McKim visited the slave prison of William H. Williams in 1838, and in a published letter described the building, slave pen, people he saw there, and conditions in great detail. Click here to read about his experiences.
The Year of Jubilee
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