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August 28, 1758 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

An advertisement for a runaway slave placed by Princeton trustee William Peartree Smith.

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Princeton’s Founding Trustees
Format PNG Newspaper New-York Gazette Place of Publication New York, NY Ad Type Runaway
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