Two Women, a Man, and Three Children

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Two Women, a Man, and Three Children

July 31, 1766 Colonial & Early National (1746-1820)

An advertisement announcing the estate sale of President Samuel Finley, held at the President's House on campus.

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Rights Public Domain Format TIFF Newspaper Pennsylvania Journal Place of Publication Philadelphia, PA Ad Author(s) Jonathan Seargeant, Samuel Breese Ad Subject(s) Two Women; A Man; Three Children Ad Type Sale Price suitable price

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TO BE SOLD.
At public vendue, on the 19th of August next, at the presidents house in Princeton, all the personla estate of the late Revd. Dr. SAMUEL FINLEY, consisting of,
Two Negro women, a negro man, and three Negro children, household furniture, horses, and neat cattle, a light waggon, a new chaise, a sleigh, some hay and grain, together with a variety of farming utensils. Also a choice collection of books, religious, moral and historical, containing the complete library of the deceased. The Negroes will be disposed of at private sale previous to the day appointed for the vendue, should a suitable price be offered for them. The Negro woman understands all kinds of house work, and the Negro man is well suited for the business of farming in all its branches. The conditions of the vendue will be made known on the day of sale. All those that are indebted to the said estate by bond, note, or book debts, are desired to make immediate payment to the subscribers, and such as have any demands against the estate are desired to send in their accounts properly attested to,
JONATHAN SEARGEANT, jun.
in Princeton, or
SAMUEL BREESE, Executor,
in New York.

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