Heading: (1859 Charleston dealer in “Negro Goods” for plantation slaves)
Author: Browning, A.F.
Title: Printed billhead of Charleston dealer in “Negro Goods” for plantation slaves
Place Published: Charleston, S.C.,
Publisher:
Date Published: January 13, 1859
Description:

A.F.Browning, Importer of Rich Dress Goods, Embroidery, etc. / Mourning Goods, Hosiery, Gloves, Boys Cassimeres, Cloths, Vestings, etc. / Negro Goods of Every Description. Printed billhead and handwritten receipt. Charleston, S.C., January 13, 1859. 1 page. 5.5 x 7 ins. To Estate of R.O. Fulton for goods purchased, cotton [?] and “Elm Plains”. 

Alongside the lucrative antebellum slave trade were merchants who made their fortunes clothing and supplying the meager needs of the slave population. Ironically, Browning offered one-stop shopping for slave-owners, as he also dealt in “rich” dresses for plantation belles.

very good