Description
Negroes Wanted! - - Having permanently located in the city of Lexington, Missouri, I will pay the highest market prices for all good negroes. I will also buy and sell on commission. Residence in Old Town. John M. Talbott. Aug. 10/tf
(Researcher's note: Slave trader John M. Talbott ran this advertisement in Lexington, Missouri, newspapers between August 17, 1853 to May 17, 1854.
See also entry "06/09/1899: “Tales of Town and County – John M. Talbot. "Talbott was born October 27, 1817, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and came to Missouri in 1837. He first lived at Boonville, and then went to Johnson County, where he farmed several years. Finally he went to Lexington, where he began active life as a business man. He came to St. Joseph in 1848 and for many years was engaged as a slave trader. Once he was banished from St. Joseph and went to Denver, where he remained nearly a year. He was accused of recruiting for the Southern army. He was married 3 times and was the father of 17 children, 4 of them still living.")Date(s) of Creation
8/17/1853
