The Daily Intelligencer. Vol. X, No. 70.  Atlanta, Georgia, 20 January 1864. 4 pages, folio, approx. 16 x 21 3/4 in. 

Provenance: Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang. 

An excellent late-war Confederate newspaper printed in Atlanta, Georgia just months before the fall of the city to General Sherman's forces. Notably, there are at least 4 notices for runaway slaves in addition to 6 advertisements selling slaves, including large and prominent listings by major slave dealers.

On the front page, there is an advertisement titled boldly "NEGROES WANTED" issued by Whitaker & Turner. By 1864, the plantation and slave system had been heavily disrupted by the early Union occupation of coastal Georgia. The desperation for slave labor in every capacity is highlighted by the broad scope of the advertisement looking for  "Carpenters, Coopers, Blacksmiths, Shoemakers, Teamsters, Field Hands, Body Servants, House Women, Cooks, Washers & Ironers, Ladies' Maids, Boys & Girls." Whitaker & Turner have another ad on page 3 where they promote their "Negro Mart", touting that "our rooms are all neat and comfortable - newly litted up...we have constantly on hand general assortment of Negroes, and we continue to solicit consignments from any who may wish to sell in this market." The need for labor is highlighted by another ad stating: "Wanted to Hire, Twenty Healthy Negroes. To work on a Farm adjoining the corporate limits of Augusta."

There are also showy ads by "Robert A. Crawford, (Late Crawford, Frazer & Co.) Slave Dealer" and a notice by B.F. Ward of Butts County for "12 Negroes at Private Sale".

The notices for runaway slaves include a notice for "My boy Henry about 14 years old" by A Bellingrath; a $100 reward for "my negro boy Tom, eighteen years old" who F.S. Taylor believed was "aided by a scoundrel of a white man"; a dramatic notice titled "Stop the Runaway" for "my boy Dan - a mulatto 19 years of age"; and a hefty $500 reward offered by H.T. Nelson for his negro boy Peters a Carpenter."

In addition to auction notices and sale ads for conventional goods, the newspaper includes war reporting with articles titled "The War in the Carolina Swamps."; "A Confederate Navy - Privateers."; "More Men for Morgan!"; and "Confederate War Tax". There is also an interesting notice by the Confederate States Treasury that informs "holders of Seven Per Cent Certificates will call at this office and receive their Bonds. Also holders of Cotton Loan Certificates can receive their Bonds." 

An excellent newspaper bounding with contemporary information on the war-time slave trade and Confederate news.   

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Fragile, brown paper typical of late Confederate paper; loss to upper edge.