In 1860, Huntsville published a Slave Ad concerning the Estate of L. E. Brockman. It detailed an application to sell real estate to settle debts and to safeguard the slaves from sale. The Randolph Citizen of Huntsville, Missouri, on Thursday, October 11, 1860, carried the announcement made by the Administrators for the Estate of L. E. Brockman. The notification conveyed their petition to the court, outlining the status of the personal estate and petitioning for an order to authorize the sale of the real estate to settle debts while ensuring the slaves are not included in the sale.