Published by
Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791
Date
November 22, 1787
Medium
laid rag paper
Dimensions
H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (24.8 × 30 cm)
H x W (unfolded): 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.6 × 30 cm)
Description
A newspaper with yellowed and brittle pages. The paper consists of a single sheet, folded to make four pages. The text is arranged in four vertical columns under a header that reads [The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. / Price Four-Pence THURSDAY, November 22, 1787 No. 2745]. On the first page is an advertisement for the sale of [A likely Negro Lad / About 20 years of age, has had the small pox] and [A YOUNG HEALTHY / Negro Wench, / Properly entered - suitable for a family in either town or country; has had the small pox]. On page 3 is an advertisement reading [RAN AWAY...an indented NEGRO MAN, named WILL. He is strong built, speaks very good English, but has not a clear voice, fond of pleasure and company, has a long standing cough, though not very violent, was born in Bucks county, and was lately a slave to Mr. Alexander Allair]. There are many items on the sale of goods and land in the area, ship arrivals, and general news items.
Place printed
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Books and Published Materials
Type
newspapers
Topic
Domestic slave trade
Fugitive enslaved
Mass media
Self-liberation
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
Object number
2019.26.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1deb165-690f-4ad2-a8e2-599c4cc43d37

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