FOR SALE, a healthy and active negro girl
Title
FOR SALE, a healthy and active negro girl
Description
A slaveholder in New Brunswick seeks to sell a 10-year-old black girl for $100. 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
1810-05-31
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 healthy and active negro girl 10 years old, price one hundred dollars—inquire of the printer.
New-Brunswick May 10, 1810. 30-
New-Brunswick May 10, 1810. 30-
Publication
Place of publication
Page
1
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Collection
Citation
“FOR SALE, a healthy and active negro girl,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed October 1, 2023, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/519.