The report of sale of slaves for the Nathaniel K. Sullivan estate is comprised of two pages. The report confirms that the court-ordered sale took place on October 12, 1846. Franklin T. Utz states that under the conditions outlined by the court, Ellen and her two young daughters were purchased by Frederick Hyatt for the price of $600. Utz also included the handbill with which the Probate Court required him to advertise the sale; however, it no longer accompanies the report. This official report to the court bears the signatures of Franklin T. Utz, a Justice of the Peace for St. Louis County, and Judge of Probate Peter Ferguson. It was approved and filed with the St. Louis Probate Court on December 24, 1846.