1802-05-11 Advertisement: Black woman aged 22
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01044
- Source
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Slave sale ad for unnamed Black woman, by John Gifford
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Slave sale ad for unnamed Black woman, by John Gifford, "FOR SALE," Trenton Federalist, May 11, 1802, p. 2.
- Event Description
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On May 11, 1802, enslaver John Gifford of Princeton, NJ, placed an advertisement for the sale of a Black woman who was 22 years old. The ad indicated that, according to a preexisting agreement, the woman had 9 years of service remaining before she was supposed to become free.
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Transcript of the source document:
"FOR SALE,
A BLACK WOMAN, used to all kinds of house-work, but more particularly to cooking, at which she has been employed in a public house, several years. She is about twenty-two years of age, and has nine years to serve. Apply to John Gifford at Princeton.
May 11, 1802." - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- May 11, 1802
- Location of Event
- Princeton
- Primary Participants
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Black woman aged 22
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 22
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- John Gifford
Verbatim description from source:
"BLACK WOMAN" - Additional Participants
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John Gifford
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02478
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Indy Davis
- Princeton & Slavery Project