1791-05-09 Advertisement: Black girl aged 14
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00987
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a 14-year-old Black girl, by Mary Nevill
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Slave sale ad for a 14-year-old Black girl, by Mary Nevill, "A WENCH FOR SALE," Brunswick Gazette, May 17, 1791, p. 4.
- Event Description
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Mary Nevill of New Brunswick advertised the sale of a 14-year-old Black girl in 1791.
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Transcript of the source document:
"A WENCH FOR SALE,
TO BE SOLD,
A likely, active NEGRO GIRL,
Of about fourteen years of age,
Enquire of MARY NEVILL.
New-Brunswick, May 9, 1791. 24I 3w" - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- May 9, 1791
- Location of Event
- New Brunswick
- Primary Participants
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Black girl aged 14
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 14
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Mary Nevill
Verbatim description from source:
"WENCH; A likely, active NEGRO GIRL, Of about fourteen years of age" - Additional Participants
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Mary Nevill
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02387
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker