1798-10-22 Advertisement: Black man aged 19
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-01190
- Source
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Slave sale ad for a 19-year-old Black boy, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge
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Slave sale ad for a 19-year-old Black boy, enquire of the printer Daniel Dodge, "FOR SALE," Centinel of Freedom, October 23, 1798, p. 3.
- Event Description
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A sale advertisement for a young Black man, aged 19 years, was published in the Newark newspaper Centinel of Freedom in October 1798. 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:
"FOR SALE,
AN active NEGRO BOY, nineteen years of age. For further particulars, enquire at this Office.
October 22, 1798." - Event Type
- Advertisement
- Keywords
- enquire of the printer
- Date
- October 22, 1798
- Location of Event
- Newark
- Primary Participants
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Black man aged 19
Role: Advertised Person
Age: 19
Status: Enslaved
Verbatim description from source:
"AN active NEGRO BOY, nineteen years of age" - Additional Participants
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Daniel Dodge
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02768
Role: Printer as Broker - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker