1798-07-09 Advertisement: Black boy aged 8
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01184
- Source
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Slave sale ad for an 8-year-old Black boy, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge
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Slave sale ad for an 8-year-old Black boy, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge, "FOR SALE," Centinel of Freedom, July 10, 1798, p. 3.
- Event Description
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A sale advertisement for an 8-year-old Black boy was published in the Newark newspaper Centinel of Freedom in July 1798. The name of the enslaver was not mentioned, but the ad said that the seller could be contacted at the Thistle Paper-Mill in Springfield (this refers to present-day Millburn). Prospective buyers could also enquire of the newspaper printer Daniel Dodge, who could act as a broker in the sale.
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Transcript of the source document:
"FOR SALE,
A LIKELY NEGRO BOY about eight years old. The said BOY will be exchanged for one 12 or 13 years of age, and whatever may be the difference of the value of the boy that may be offered for exchange, will be generously paid.
For further particulars, enquire at the Office of the Centinel, or at the Thistle Paper-Mill, Springfield.
July 9. —93-t.f." - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Date
- July 9, 1798
- Primary Participants
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Black boy aged 8
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 8
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"A LIKELY NEGRO BOY about eight years old" - Additional Participants
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Daniel Dodge
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02768
Role: Printer as Broker - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker