Broadside for the estate sale of Robert Skeen including ten enslaved people
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Object Details
- Written by
- Ira F. Jordan, 1810 - 1887
- William Skeen, 1818 - 1893
- Subject of
- Robert Skeen, 1795 - 1860
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Description
- This broadside advertises the estate of recently deceased Robert Skeen, owner of the Eagle Hotel and a farmer in Covington, Virginia. The list of property to be sold is: [The "EAGLE HOTEL," and other lots in the Town of Covington; a FARM adjoining the town; several LOTS AT THE DEPOT of the Central and Covington & Ohio Railroad; other tracts of land in the County of Alleghany; all and EVERY KIND OF FURNITURE used in connection with the Hotel; Wagons, Plows, Horses, Cows, and all other kinds of FARMING IMPLEMENTS....; a large number of HAIR and other MATTRASSES, Feather beds, Bedding and Blankets; also, Bacon, Flour, Corn,...; also 4 NEGRO MEN, 2 WOMEN, 2 BOYS & 2 GIRLS. Everything sold without reserve.]. The advertisement was posted on March 18, 1862, by Ira F. Jordan and William Skeen, executors of Robert Skeen's estate.
- The broadside is matted in light brown mat paper and framed in a gold frame. The frame is backed with brown paper and an inscription is handwritten in black ink on the paper. The framed backing states: “Robert Skeen, Deceased, was a brother to Margaret (Skeen) Hart, wife of Samuel Hart. She was a mother of Mary E.K. Hart (Old Granny), G. Mother of Maggie (Dressler) Jackson, G.G. Mother of Mary (Jackson) Brown, G.G.G. Mother of Porter Brown. W.C. Skeen was a lawyer and brother of Robert and Margaret. Robt. Skeen owned a Tavern (Hotel) on Main Street in Covington, near or on the corner of Maple Ave.”
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- March 18, 1862
- Object number
- 2015.222.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- broadsides
- Medium
- ink on paper, mat board, paint on wood, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 13 1/2 × 11 × 3/4 in. (34.3 × 27.9 × 1.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- Covington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Business
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Men
- Slavery
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.222.10
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c39f1fc-3574-45d4-9da4-9b917ff1d622
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