1797-07-12 Advertisement: Black man aged 25
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01188
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a 25-year-old Black man, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge
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Slave sale ad for a 25-year-old Black man, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge, "TO BE SOLD, A NEGRO MAN," Centinel of Freedom, July 12, 1797, p. 3.
- Event Description
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A sale advertisement for a 25-year-old Black man was published in the Newark newspaper Centinel of Freedom in July 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,
ABOUT twenty-five years old, brought up to the farming business. He is strongly made; active; of a good disposition, and capable of doing as much work, perhaps, as any man in the state. The price for him is only two hundred and fifty dollars. Enquire of the Printers hereof.
Newark, July 12, 1797
41-4w" - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Keywords
- enquire of the printer
- Date
- July 12, 1797
- Location of Event
- Newark
- Primary Participants
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Black man aged 25
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 25
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"NEGRO MAN, ABOUT twenty-five years old, brought up to the farming business. He is strongly made; active; of a good disposition, and capable of doing as much work, perhaps, as any man in the state" - Additional Participants
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Daniel Dodge
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02768
Role: Printer as Broker - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker