▁highest ▁price ▁for ▁an ▁individual ▁was ▁$ 1 , 7 5 0 ▁whereas ▁the ▁lowest ▁price ▁was ▁$ 2 5 0 ▁ ▁The ▁after math ▁ ▁Mort imer ▁Thom son , ▁a ▁popular ▁journalist ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁who ▁wrote ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" Q . ▁K . ▁Phil ander ▁Do est icks " ▁mem orial ized ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁Thom son ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Sav ann ah ▁in fil tr ating ▁the ▁buy ers ▁by ▁pret ending ▁to ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁purch asing ▁slaves . ▁After ▁the ▁sale , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁sc ath ing ▁article ▁describing ▁the ▁au ction ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Trib une ▁titled , ▁" What ▁B ec ame ▁of ▁the ▁S la ves ▁on ▁a ▁Georgia ▁Plant ation ." ▁ ▁Tom ▁P ate , ▁a ▁V icks burg ▁tr ader , ▁bought ▁at ▁the ▁sale ▁a ▁man , ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁sister s ▁with ▁the ▁guarantee ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁separated ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁au ction . ▁ ▁In ▁dis reg arding ▁the ▁agreement , ▁P ate ▁sold ▁one ▁sister ▁to ▁a ▁Pat ▁Som ers , ▁a ▁fellow ▁tr ader , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁sister ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁citiz en ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁Som ers ▁finding ▁out ▁later ▁of ▁the ▁sales ▁agreement ▁in ▁Sav ann ah ▁about ▁the ▁families ▁not ▁being ▁separated , ▁ ▁returned ▁the ▁girl ▁to ▁P ate ▁demand ing ▁his ▁money ▁ref und ed .