1814, Unnamed Black woman [Freeman], Sale
- Title
- 1814, Unnamed Black woman [Freeman], Sale
- Description
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In January 1814, William B. Parker and Joseph W. Scott, the administrators of the estate of Alpheus Freeman, began advertising the sale of a Black woman, aged 24, who was enslaved to the late Alpheus Freeman of New Brunswick, NJ. The same advertisement listed 8 buildings for rent in New Brunswick. The advertisement continued running in the local paper at least until April of 1815.
The advertisement stated:
"For Sale,
A BLACK WOMAN, slave for life, about 24 years of age, stout, active and healthy." - Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00171
- Event Type
- Freedom status transaction: Sale
- Action Status
- Potential
- Date
- January 26, 1814 – April 13, 1815
- Date Certainty
- Approximate
- Source
- Slave sale ad for a 24-year-old woman, by the Estate of Alpheus Freeman. Guardian, Or, New-Brunswick Advertiser. April 13, 1815.
- Primary Participant
- Unnamed Black woman [Freeman] (b. 1790)
- Primary Participant Description
- black woman
- slave for life
- stout, active and healthy
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Enslaver
- Alpheus Freeman (1766-1813)
- Age
- Adult
- 24
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/2063
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Sex
- Female
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker