Slave sale ad for a 19-year-old Black girl, by Elijah Slack · New Jersey Slavery Records

Slave sale ad for a 19-year-old Black girl, by Elijah Slack

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Identifier: NJS-SRC-01140
Source Type: Auction or Sale Notice
Author: Elijah Slack (1784-1866)
Publication: Fredonian
Place of Publication: New Brunswick
Date of Issue: August 8, 1816
Date Submitted: July 18, 1816
Page: 4
Transcript: For Sale,
A NEGRO GIRL,
Nearly 19 years of age. She is well versed in all kinds of house work, and is a very good spinster. It is believed she will particularly suit a farmer. She is a slave. For terms enquire of John N. Simpson, Esq. New Brunswick—Samuel Leake, Esq. Trenton—or of the subscriber in Princeton.
ELIJAH SLACK.
July 18. 3tp
Language: English
URL: https://slavery.princeton.edu/sources/negro-girl
Record Contributor: Princeton & Slavery Project; Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
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1816-07-18 Advertisement: Black girl aged 19