FOR SALE, A BLACK MAN
Title
FOR SALE, A BLACK MAN
Creator
Description
James Bunyan of Princeton seeks to sell a young black man, age 18, for a 10-year term for 80 pounds cash.
Date
1801-03-27
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)
FOR SALE,
A BLACK MAN, eighteen years of age, can do all kind of work, but prefers out door. Price eighty pounds cash for ten years, enquire of James Bunyan.
Princeton, March 4, 1801. 20-tf
A BLACK MAN, eighteen years of age, can do all kind of work, but prefers out door. Price eighty pounds cash for ten years, enquire of James Bunyan.
Princeton, March 4, 1801. 20-tf
Publication
Place of publication
Page
1
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Bunyan, James, “FOR SALE, A BLACK MAN,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed June 2, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/515.