1780-11-20 Advertisement: Black boy aged 11
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01084
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a Black boy, by Samuel Stanhope Smith
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Slave sale ad for a Black boy, by Samuel Stanhope Smith, "TO BE SOLD," New-Jersey Gazette, November 29, 1780.
- Event Description
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Samuel Stanhope Smith (professor and later president of Princeton University) advertised an 11-year-old Black boy for sale in a Trenton newspaper.
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Transcript of the source document:
"TO BE SOLD,
A LIKELY NEGRO BOY, between eleven and twelve years old. Inquire of
S.S. SMITH.
Princeton, Nov. 20, 1780." - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- November 20, 1780
- Location of Event
- Princeton
- Primary Participants
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Black boy aged 11
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 11
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819)
Verbatim description from source:
"LIKELY NEGRO BOY, between eleven and twelve years old" - Additional Participants
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Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02446
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker