TO BE SOLD, A healthy young NEGRO WENCH and her MALE CHILD

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Title

TO BE SOLD, A healthy young NEGRO WENCH and her MALE CHILD

Description

William Tindall of Trenton seeks to sell a young black woman and her son. He also offers to sell a 3-year-old black girl until she is approximately 15 years old. It is unclear whether the girl should become free or return to Tindall's household as a slave at age 15.

Date

1793-01-23

Language

English

Text (Transcript)

TO BE SOLD,

A healthy young NOGRO WENCH

and her MALE CHILD;

A NEGRO GIRL

About three years and six months old, is also to be put out until she is about 15 years of age, enquire of WILLIAM TINDALL.

Trenton, January 22, 1793 20 tf

Place of publication

Page

3

Geolocation

Citation

Tindall, William, “TO BE SOLD, A healthy young NEGRO WENCH and her MALE CHILD,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 23, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/24.