Slave sale ad for a married couple with child, by John Bray · New Jersey Slavery Records

Slave sale ad for a married couple with child, by John Bray

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Identifier: NJS-SRC-00598
Source Type: Auction or Sale Notice
Headline: To be SOLD cheap
Author: John Bray (ca. 1751-1834)
Publication: New-Jersey Gazette
Place of Publication: Trenton
Date of Issue: December 20, 1780
Date Submitted: December 11, 1780
Transcript: To be SOLD cheap,
By the Subscriber,
A NEGRO MAN about thirty-two-years of age, a negro woman about twenty-four, with a child of fifteen months, not for any fault, but want of employ. They being man and wife would make it most agreeable to sell them together; however a few miles separation will not prevent the sale. Any person inclining to purchase will receive satisfactory accounts of their characters by applying to
JOHN BRAY.
Raritan Landing, Dec. 11, 1780.
Language: English
Record Contributor: Jesse Bayker
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1780-12-11 Advertisement: Unnamed Black man, woman, and child