Coleman Dunn
Auctioneer named in public sale notices in the Clarke Courier in January and March 1923.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of January 11, 1923 prints a notice of a public sale at auction on that day, signed "Coleman Dunn, Auctioneer," and its issue of March 15, 1923 prints a notice of a cleanup sale naming Coleman Dunn as auctioneer.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of January 11, 1923 prints a notice of a public sale at auction on that day, signed "Coleman Dunn, Auctioneer," and its issue of March 15, 1923 prints a notice of a cleanup sale naming Coleman Dunn as auctioneer.
What the source supports
That Coleman Dunn was the auctioneer of public sales advertised in the Clarke Courier in 1923.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The January notice prints the year "1023". The sellers, the places of sale and the property offered are not recorded here. Reading the two notices as one man rests on the matching name.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The January 11, 1923 public sale notice.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 11, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-01-11 (publication)
Locator: Page 2, notice of a public sale
Relevant passagePUBLIC SALE Having decided to quit farming and devote my entire time to doctoring animals of every kind, I will sell at public auction on THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1023 [1923] ... Coleman Dunn, Auctioneer.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The March 15, 1923 public sale notice.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., March 15, 1923
Clarke Courier · 1923-03-15 (publication)
Locator: Page 2, notice of a public sale
Relevant passagePUBLIC SALE Having decided to discontinue farming, I will have a cleanup sale ... Coleman Dunn Auctioneer.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
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