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Handbill advertising auction and brokerage business opening

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP)

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Slavery and Abolition

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Slavery Auctions

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Title
Handbill advertising auction and brokerage business opening
Collection

Miscellaneous American Letters and Papers (MALP)

Slavery and Abolition

Slavery Auctions

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1837-06-20
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 76
Topics
African Americans -- History
African Americans -- Social conditions
Slavery
Genres
Documents
Advertisements
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Authors: George W. Wylly and Thomas W. Collins
Content: Advertising handbill issued by Wylly and Collins of Savannah giving notice that they have opened an auction and brokerage business, buying and selling: "Real Estate, Negroes, Stocks and Bonds".
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19971708
MSS Unit ID: 24901
Archives EAD ID: 3338240
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3955d080-2438-0138-6db0-67379a4a32ce
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1837: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Handbill advertising auction and brokerage business opening" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1837. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b6364e0-24ec-0138-681d-1787419c6875

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Handbill advertising auction and brokerage business opening" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b6364e0-24ec-0138-681d-1787419c6875

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1837). Handbill advertising auction and brokerage business opening Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7b6364e0-24ec-0138-681d-1787419c6875

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Handbill advertising auction and brokerage business opening