Published by
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commerical and Political, American, founded 1800
Date
March 14, 1812
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 19 3/8 × 11 15/16 in. (49.2 × 30.3 cm)
H x W (open): 19 3/8 × 23 1/4 in. (49.2 × 59.1 cm)
Description
A copy of the Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial and Political, Vol. XII, No. 3595, from Saturday, March 14, 1812.These four (4) pages printed on both sides of a bi-folded sheet. The front and back pages are exclusively advertisements. The interior pages contain mostly columns with politically-related subjects, with some advertisements mixed in on the third page far right column. Much of the political content relates to the embargoes and acts of aggression by the British and French contributing to the War of 1812 that began later in the year. Advertisements on page one include a wanted ad "For Hire or Sale / A Female House Servant," "A Likely Mulatto Boy" for hire, and "A Female House-Servant" for sale. Page three has another wanted ad "For Hire / A Female House Servant." The fourth page has an ad for "100 Dollars Reward" for the return of the runaway enslaved man Jerry posted by Richard Stuart.
Place printed
Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Type
newspapers
Topic
Advertising
American South
Domestic slave trade
Fugitive enslaved
Local and regional
Mass media
Resistance
Self-liberation
Slave hire system
Slavery
War of 1812, 1812-1815
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number
2016.166.34
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54be4f95f-4d4f-42cd-994b-09aac4c57d0b

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