1802-02-26 Advertisement: Black boy aged 17
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01152
- Source
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Slave sale ad for 17-year-old Black boy, by Rebecca Frazer
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Slave sale ad for 17-year-old Black boy, by Rebecca Frazer, "A Negro Boy to be Sold," Federalist & New-Jersey State Gazette, March 2, 1802.
- Event Description
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An enslaver named Rebecca Frazer advertised the sale of a 17-year-old Black boy in Trenton in February 1802.
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Transcript of the source document:
"A Negro Boy to be Sold.
To be sold on reasonable terms, a Negro Boy, 17 years old — has had the small-pox and measles; he is a good waiter, and understands a little of cooking; he is perfectly sober and honest, and is sold for no other reason but want of employment. He also understands something of farming. — Enquire of Rebecca Frazer, Trenton. February 26, 1802. 57-tf" - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- February 26, 1802
- Location of Event
- Trenton
- Primary Participants
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Black boy aged 17
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 17
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Rebecca Frazer
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Boy, 17 years old — has had the small-pox and measles; he is a good waiter, and understands a little of cooking; he is perfectly sober and honest" - Additional Participants
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Rebecca Frazer
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02606
Role: Enslaver, Advertiser - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker