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Broadside advertisement for the sale of land and "negroes" in Hardeman County. R. P. Neely, the Clerk and Master of the County Court of Hardeman County, advertised the sale of a tract of land and “4 negroes,” in the case of Andrew Turner administrator of Benjamin Springfield, et als., vs. James T. Ingram and wife, et als. The tract of land contained 131 acres. The four slaves were listed as Peter (38 years of age), Milly (30 years of age), Maria (13 years of age), and Fanny (4 years of age).
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  3. County Courts
  4. Estate Sales
  5. Hardeman County
  6. Hardeman County (Tenn.)
  7. History
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  9. Slavery
  10. Slaves
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