St Landry County Louisiana Archives News.....Thomas B. Knox - Public Sale 1858 February 13, 1858
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The Opelousas Courier (Opelousas, La.) February 13, 1858, Page 1 February 13, 1858
Public Sale.
By the undersigned, Public Auctioneer, in and for the Parish of St. Landry.
THE public are hereby informed that there will be sold, at public sale, to the 
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned auctioneer, before the Court House 
door, in the Town of Opelousas, on Saturday 20th February next, 1858, the 
following slaves; belonging to the community heretofore existing between Thomas 
B. Knox, deceased, and his surviving widow, Anne Gurnett, to wit:
A NEGRO-MAN, named Abraham, aged about 35 years,
A NEGRO-MAN, named Ned, aged about 40 years,
A NEGRO-WOMAN, named Matilda, aged about 24 years, with her child, Charity, aged 
about 15 months.
Terms and Conditions: - One, two and three years credit from the day of sale, 
Purchasers furnishing notes with security in solido to the satisfaction of whom 
the right, and moreover, the slaves remaining specially mortgaged until full and 
entire payment of capital and the interests that may accrue thereon at the rate 
of eight per cent per annum from the time they respectively become due.
A. J. THOMPSON, Auctioneer.
Opelousas, Jan. 16th, 1858.

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