1818-08-01 Advertisement: Black girl aged 9
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01148
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a 9-year-old girl for a term of 12 years, by Robert Chambers
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Slave sale ad for a 9-year-old girl for a term of 12 years, by Robert Chambers, "For Sale," Trenton Federalist, August 3, 1818, p. 3.
- Event Description
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On August 1, 1818, Robert Chambers advertised the sale of a 9-year-old Black girl for a term of 12 years. Born circa 1809, the girl was considered a slave for a term of 21 years under New Jersey's gradual abolition law, and she had 12 more years of service before she would be eligible for emancipation.
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Transcript of the source document:
"For Sale,
The time of a healthy BLACK GIRL, nine years old, and has twelve years to serve. Enquire of ROBERT CHAMBERS, Mill-hill, near Trenton.
August 1st, 1818. 14.3w" - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- August 1, 1818
- Location of Event
- Mill Hill, Trenton
- Primary Participants
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Black girl aged 9
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 9
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Robert Chambers (1788-1865)
Verbatim description from source:
"healthy BLACK GIRL, nine years old, and has twelve years to serve" - Additional Participants
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Robert Chambers (1788-1865)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02582
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker