1816-07-18 Advertisement: Black girl aged 19

Identifier
NJS-EVE-01039
Source
Slave sale ad for a 19-year-old Black girl, by Elijah Slack

Slave sale ad for a 19-year-old Black girl, by Elijah Slack, Fredonian, August 8, 1816, p. 4.
Event Description
On July 18, 1816, Princeton professor Elijah Slack advertised the sale of a 19-year-old Black girl. In addition to Slack, John N. Simpson of New Brunswick and Samuel Leake of Trenton were listed as points of contact for the sale.

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Transcript of the source document:

"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"
Event Type
Advertisement
Date
July 18, 1816
Location of Event
Princeton
Primary Participants

Black girl aged 19
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 19
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Elijah Slack (1784-1866)
Verbatim description from source:
"A NEGRO GIRL, Nearly 19 years of age. She is well versed in all kinds of house work, and is a very good spinster."
Additional Participants

Elijah Slack (1784-1866)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02463
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser

John N. Simpson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02464
Role: Agent for Enslaver
Comment: in New Brunswick

Samuel Leake
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02465
Role: Agent for Enslaver
Comment: in Trenton
Related Resource
Jessica R. Mack, "Princeton's Slaveholding Professors," Princeton & Slavery Project.
Record Contributor
Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
Princeton & Slavery Project
Resource class
Event