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"Negro Girl" to be sold by Elijah Slack
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"Negro Girl" to be sold by Elijah Slack

August 8, 1816 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

A slave sale advertised by Princeton Professor Elijah Slack.

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"For Sale, A Negro Girl," New Brunswick Fredonian, 8 August 1816.

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America's Historical Newspapers

Newspaper Fredonian Place of Publication New Brunswick, NJ Ad Type Sale
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