A BLACK BOY NINE years old...for sale
Title
A BLACK BOY NINE years old...for sale
Description
A slaveholder in New Brunswick seeks to sell a 9-year-old black boy. The slaveholder is not named in the ad, and the prospective buyers are asked to apply for more information to the printer of the local newspaper Guardian, or, New Brunswick Advertiser. This newspaper was published by Abraham Blauvelt (Queen's College graduate, class of 1789, and long-time college trustee) who regularly facilitated slave sales for his subscribers.
Date
1809-07-20
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)
A BLACK BOY
NINE years old, smart, active, and every way promising for a child of his years, is offered for sale, either for life or a term of years, on moderate and accommodating terms. Enquire of the Printer.
N. Brunswick, July 17, 1809. 40-4w.
NINE years old, smart, active, and every way promising for a child of his years, is offered for sale, either for life or a term of years, on moderate and accommodating terms. Enquire of the Printer.
N. Brunswick, July 17, 1809. 40-4w.
Publication
Place of publication
Page
3
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Collection
Citation
“A BLACK BOY NINE years old...for sale,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 23, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/518.