Jasper’s advertisement detailing the soar on his leg, among other information regarding his enslaver and physical description.

ID: 6300 ~ Source: New Orleans Daily Crescent, 29 January 1859, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015753/1859-01-29/ed-1/seq-6/.

This file appears in: Streets on the Table Episode 4: Georges, Jasper, and Celestin

This file appears in: Streets on the Table Episode 4: Georges, Jasper, and Celestin

Streets on the Table Episode 4: Georges, Jasper, and Celestin

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