Issued by:

Hill, Ware, & Chrisp, American, 1859 - 1860  Search this

Subject of:

Byrd Hill, American, 1800 - 1872  Search this

John W. Chrisp, American  Search this

John D. Ware, American, born ca. 1800  Search this

Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

ink on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 2 7/8 × 4 in. (7.3 × 10.2 cm)

Type:

trade cards

Place printed:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1859-1860

Description:

A trade card with printed black type for the slave traders Hill, Ware and Chrisp. Text on the obverse reads, "GREAT / NEGRO MART, / No. 87, ADAMS STREET, / MEMPHIS, --- TENN. / The undersigned would announce to the community at large, that they will keep/constantly on hand a / GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF NEGROES / AT PRIVATE SALE AND AT AUCTION. / They will also receive on commission (to Board or for Sale) any Negroes consigned / to their care. / All sales warranted as represented. / HILL, WARE & CHRISP." On the back, a handwritten inscription in black ink reads "S Ward + Jones / Send me a vile of / fine Branday / Hill Ware + Chrisp." Below in the bottom left corner is the name "R. Griffith" handwritten in graphite.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Business  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Domestic slave trade  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.63.17

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54977d161-9005-45fc-b2ea-c3fe9a7d6b1c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.17