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April 08, 1859
THE MEMPHIS DAILY AVALANCHE, Tennessee, April 8, 1859  From not long before the Civil War containing on the front page two illustrated ads for slaves, with details. One  notes: "Forty-two likely Negroes, together with all the livestock on the plantation..." and the other: "For Sale...A no. 1 cook and laundress..." (see).
Four pages, rejoined at the spine, good  condition. Folder size is for the issue folded in half.