This is a list of largest slave sales in the United States, as measured by number of people listed for sale at one time, usually all derived from the same plantation or network of plantations due to death or debt of owner. Note: In compensation for advertising the sale, housing the "product" prior to the auction, and managing the transactions, traders typically took 2.5% of the sales. [1]
Sale | Number of people listed | Start Date | Location | Owner(s) | Trader | Est. total value | Notes |
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John Ball Jr. estate auction [2] | 600 | February 2, 1835 | Charleston, South Carolina | John Ball Jr. | Jervey, Waring & White | US$222,800(equivalent to $6,791,088 in 2024) | Ball's heir Ann Ball bought 215 of the 600 for US$79,855(equivalent to $2,434,032 in 2024) |
Joseph Bond estate auction [1] | 566 | January 3, 1860 | Albany, Georgia | Joseph Bond | US$580,150(equivalent to $20,303,101 in 2024) | ||
Great Slave Auction [3] | 436 | March 2, 1859 | Savannah, Georgia | Pierce Mease Butler | Joseph Bryan | US$303,850(equivalent to $10,633,625 in 2024) |
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