1803-03-14 Advertisement: Black mother aged 36 with son aged 2, and six other boys aged 5 to 8
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01151
- Source
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Slave sale ad for 6 Black boys and a Black mother with her son, by Kenneth Hankinson
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Slave sale ad for 6 Black boys and a Black mother with her son, by Kenneth Hankinson, "TO BE SOLD," Trenton Federalist, March 14, 1803, p. 3.
- Event Description
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In March 1803, enslaver Kenneth Hankinson advertised the sale of 6 Black boys between the ages of 5 and 8, plus a Black woman aged 36 with her little son who was 2 and a half years old. The woman was enslaved for life. Kenneth Hankinson indicated that he wanted to sell the children with an indenture agreement that would allow them to be released at age 28, but if the buyer would agree to educate the boys and teach them how to read the Bible, then Hankinson would extend the indenture by 2 years, allowing the buyer to keep each boy in slavery until age 30.
Hankinson was also selling livestock. This ad (which was published in Trenton) did not list Hankinson's place of residence, but other advertisements of his around this time period indicate that he was a resident of Freehold, Monmouth County.
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Transcript of the source document:
"TO BE SOLD,
SIX healthy negro boys, from 5 to 8 years old, to serve until they arrive to the age of 28; but if the purchaser will oblige to learn them to read the Bible well, they will be sold until they are 30 years of age. Likewise, a healthy negro wench, about 36 years of age, for life, with a male child 2 1/2 hears old, which will be sold on the same conditions of the boys. Also, good horses, mares, cows, calves and stears fit for fatting, by me,
KENNETH HANKINSON.
March 14, 1803. 211-3w" - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- March 14, 1803
- Location of Event
- Freehold (Monmouth Court House)
- Primary Participants
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Black mother aged 36
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 36
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Kenneth Hankinson
Verbatim description from source:
"healthy negro wench, about 36 years of age, for life"Black son aged 2 and a half
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 2
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Kenneth Hankinson
Verbatim description from source:
"male child 2 1/2 hears old"6 Black boys aged 5 to 8 years
Role: Advertised Person
Age category: Child
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Kenneth Hankinson
Verbatim description from source:
"SIX healthy negro boys, from 5 to 8 years old, to serve until they arrive to the age of 28" - Additional Participants
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Kenneth Hankinson
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02638
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker