Identifier

NJS-SRC-00596

Source Type

Auction or Sale Notice

Item

Slave sale ad for a 24-year-old woman for the Estate of Alpheus Freeman

Creator

William B. Parker

Joseph Warren Scott (1778-1871)

Publication

Guardian, Or, New-Brunswick Advertiser

Place of Publication

New Brunswick

Date of Issue

13 April 1815

Date Submitted

26 January 1814

Page

1

Description

Advertisement published by William B. Parker and Joseph W. Scott, administrators of the estate of the late Alpheus Freeman, seeking to sell a black woman, aged 24, who is described as a "slave for life" and "stout, active and healthy." The same advertisement also lists 8 buildings for rent in New Brunswick, all belonging to Freeman's estate.

Transcript

To Rent,

THAT elegant and established stand for business, the
CITY HALL;
Now in the occupancy of Philip Pierson, situate on the corner of Prince and George streets, in the City of New-Brunswick. The house is large, commodious, and in complete repair—the out buildings are spacious and complete, with a pump of excellent water and a cistern in the yard. This stand is in every respect circulated to carry on an an extensive and profitable business.—Possession given the first of May.

ALSO,
The house adjoining the above, in Prince-street; an excellent stand for a Grocery Store, having been occupied as such for several years.—Immediate possession given.

ALSO,
The house adjoining, in Prince-street—Possession given the first of May.

ALSO,
The house now occupied by John Machet, apposite the above described property, in Prince-street—Possession given the first of May.

ALSO,
The house occupied at present by Simon Pette, adjoining Dennis' Row in George-street—Possession given the first of May.

ALSO,
A house in Somerset-street, opposite the College, at present occupied by Stephen Huat—Possession given the first of May.

ALSO,
A house in Washington-street, near the Turnpike Road, now occupied by Thomas Bell—Possession given the first of May.

ALSO,
The house occupied by Mrs. Freeman, in Burnet-street—Possession given the first May. For further information apply to

WILLIAM B. PARKER, or
JOSEPH W. SCOTT,
Am’rs. of Alpheus Freeman dec.

For Sale,
A BLACK WOMAN, slave for life, about 24 years of age, stout, active and healthy—Apply as above.
Jan 26, 1814. 25-4w.

Language

English

Archive

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries

Archival Collection

Loose Newspaper Collection (Ac. 3193)

Archival Location

Box 27, Folder 15

Related Resource

Bayker, Jesse, Christopher Blakley, and Kendra Boyd. “His Name Was Will: Remembering Enslaved Individuals in Rutgers History.” In Scarlet and Black: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History, edited by MARISA J. FUENTES and DEBORAH GRAY WHITE, 58–81. Rutgers University Press, 2016.

Record Contributor

Brenann Sutter

Caitlin Wiesner

Jesse Bayker