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It depends really. If the girl was around 8-15 years, she probably would of been sold for around 15 pounds.they cleaned up the scraps left after sugar production. If she were about 16-25 years, she would cost about 20 pounds. At this age, they were at their strongest. They were the field slaves. Any woman older, would be a domestic slave, who would clean their master's house, do the laundry, take care of their master's children, cokk etc. They cost about 18 pounds.

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