1803-05-23 Advertisement: Black woman aged 18
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01150
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a Black woman aged 18, by Edmund Bainbridge
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Slave sale ad for a Black woman aged 18, by Edmund Bainbridge, "FOR SALE," Trenton Federalist, June 13, 1803, p. 3.
- Event Description
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Enslaver Edmund Bainbridge of Maidenhead, Hunterdon County (present-day Lawrence, Mercer County), advertised the sale of an 18-year-old Black woman who was primarily engaged in domestic labor.
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Transcript of the source document:
"FOR SALE,
AN active healthy black Woman, eighteen years of age, well calculated for house work, and will be sold on reasonable and easy terms. Enquire of the subscriber, in Maidenhead, Hunterdon county,
EDMUND BAINBRIDGE,
May 23, 1803, 24-3w" - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- May 23, 1803
- Location of Event
- Lawrence (formerly Maidenhead)
- Primary Participants
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Black woman aged 18
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 18
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Edmund Bainbridge
Verbatim description from source:
"active healthy black Woman, eighteen years of age, well calculated for house work" - Additional Participants
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Edmund Bainbridge
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02632
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker