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NEGROES WANTED! We are permanently located in Lexington for the purpose of purchasing any number of slaves expressly for the New Orleans market and for which we will pay the highest prices in cash.
Persons in this and adjoining counties having slaves for sale can be waited on at their houses by addressing me at Lexington, Missouri. One of the firm can be found at all times at the City Hotel.
We also have an agent, John S. Kelly, who is permanently located at Platte City. Webb, Merrill & Co.
(Researcher's note: This advertisement identifying John S. Kelly as a Platte City slave trader ran between December 10, 1859, to September 8, 1860, in the Lexington Weekly Express and Union.)Date(s) of Creation
12/10/1859
