Published by
Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791
Date
February 20, 1788
Medium
laid rag paper
Dimensions
H x W (folded): 10 1/16 × 12 1/8 in. (25.5 × 30.8 cm)
H x W (unfolded): 20 1/16 × 12 1/8 in. (51 × 30.8 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 WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1788 No. 2822]. On page 3 is an ad titled [Five Pounds Reward] for [ran away...a Negro Slave, called Nathan] and a similar ad on page 4 for [a Negro Man Harry], a [blacksmith by trade]. There are also ads for runaway white apprentices and an ad reading [TO BE SOLD / For want of employ, the time of a / SERVANT GIRL]. 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
Advertising
Business
Fugitive enslaved
Labor
Mass media
Self-liberation
Skilled labor
Slavery
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
Object number
2019.26.12
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b7c1331-3e71-47ec-83a3-ee7b6da85dd9

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