Source Citation:

The Randolph Citizen Huntsville, Missouri · Friday, December 16th, 1859 and Friday, December 30th, 1859. Newspapers made available courtesy of The State Historical Society of Missouri.

Article Summary:

The Trustees for the estate of Thomas Graves have made public the forthcoming sale of individuals from the estate, to be conducted at the Huntsville courthouse. Among those listed for sale are a 20-year-old man identified as “Smith,” a 10-year-old boy named “William,” a 12-year-old boy named “Isaac,” a 16-year-old blind boy named “Kia,” an 8-year-old boy named “Frederick,” a 60-year-old woman identified as “Nancy,” a 25-year-old woman named “Mary” (noted alongside her infant child), a 16-year-old girl named “Fannie,” and a 3-year-old girl whose name was not provided.

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