1797-05-10 Advertisement: Black man aged 30, Black woman aged 30
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01182
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a Black man and woman, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge
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Slave sale ad for a Black man and woman, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge, "TO BE SOLD, A Negro Man & Woman," Centinel of Freedom, May 10, 1797, p. 3.
- Event Description
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A sale advertisement for a Black man and a Black woman, both aged 30, was published in the Newark newspaper Centinel of Freedom in May 1797. The name of the enslaver was not mentioned. The sale would be brokered by the printer of the newspaper, Daniel Dodge.
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Transcript of the source document:
"TO BE SOLD,
A Negro Man & Woman,
Aged about thirty.
THE man understands farming, and the woman cookery and all kinds of household work. They will be sold separately or together, as may best suit the purchasers.— For particulars, enquire of the Printers.
May 10.
32-t.f." - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- May 10, 1797
- Location of Event
- Newark
- Primary Participants
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Black man aged 30
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 30
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Man; Aged about thirty; understands farming"Black woman aged 30
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 30
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"Negro Woman; Aged about thirty; cookery and all kinds of household work" - Additional Participants
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Daniel Dodge
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02768
Role: Printer as Broker - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker