1780-12-11 Advertisement: Unnamed Black man, woman, and child
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00178
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a married couple with child, by John Bray
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Slave sale ad for a married couple with child, by John Bray, "To be SOLD cheap," New-Jersey Gazette, December 20, 1780.
- Event Description
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In December 1780, John Bray of Raritan Landing, NJ, placed an advertisement in the Trenton newspaper New-Jersey Gazette seeking to sell a 32-year-old Black man, his 24-year-old wife, and their 15-month old child.
Bray stated that he would prefer "to sell them together" but that "a few miles separation will not prevent the sale." Thus, the family may have been separated as a result of this proposed sale.
The following is a complete transcript of the advertisement as it appeared in the December 20, 1780, issue of the newspaper:
"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." - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- December 11, 1780
- Location of Event
- Raritan Landing, Piscataway
- Primary Participants
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Black man aged 32
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 32
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Bray (ca. 1751-1834)
Verbatim description from source:
"NEGRO MAN about thirty-two-years of age"Black woman aged 24
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 24
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Bray (ca. 1751-1834)
Verbatim description from source:
"negro woman about twenty-four"Black child aged 15 months
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 1
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Bray (ca. 1751-1834)
Verbatim description from source:
"child of fifteen months" - Additional Participants
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John Bray (ca. 1751-1834)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00614
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker