To be Sold at Private Sale. A NEGRO WENCH...also a Negro Boy
Title
To be Sold at Private Sale. A NEGRO WENCH...also a Negro Boy
Creator
Description
William Story seeks to sell a black woman, aged 27, and a black boy aged 8, in Matchiponix (now usually spelled Matchaponix) in Middlesex County.
Date
1793-10-23
Spatial Coverage
Language
English
Source
Original newspaper issue preserved by Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Loose Newspaper Collection (Ac. 3193). Box 27, Folder 15.
Text (Transcript)
To be Sold at Private Sale.
A NEGRO WENCH, about 27 years old, stout and healthy, understands all kinds of house work.—Also a Negro Boy, about 8 years old, an active smart lad, they will be disposed of on reasonable terms, only for want of employ. For particulars enquire of the subscriber at Matchiponix, Middlesex county.
WILLIAM STORY
Oct. 8, 1793. 49, tf.
A NEGRO WENCH, about 27 years old, stout and healthy, understands all kinds of house work.—Also a Negro Boy, about 8 years old, an active smart lad, they will be disposed of on reasonable terms, only for want of employ. For particulars enquire of the subscriber at Matchiponix, Middlesex county.
WILLIAM STORY
Oct. 8, 1793. 49, tf.
Publication
Place of publication
Page
4
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Story, William, “To be Sold at Private Sale. A NEGRO WENCH...also a Negro Boy,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed June 6, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/507.