« Back to all Primary Sources
"Negro Boy" to be sold by John Maclean Sr.
Tags: Slave Sales Advertisements African Americans (Enslaved) Faculty Newspapers Princeton (Town of)
Share this Source:
Download Source

"Negro Boy" to be sold by John Maclean Sr.

July 29, 1808 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

Newspaper ad placed by Professor John Maclean Sr. to sell a young enslaved man.

Stories Using this Source
Princeton’s Fugitive Slaves
Format PDF Item Type Advertisement Newspaper New York Evening Post Place of Publication New York, NY Ad Author(s) John Maclean Ad Subject(s) Negro Boy Ad Type Sale
Share this Source:
Did You Know...?Money from Cuban sugar plantations drove the expansion of the Princeton campus. Read More