Set At Liberty

Geography, Mobility and the Limits of Freedom in Poughkeepsie, New York, 1790-1830

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • #1117 (no title)
  • About this project
    • Creative Commons License
  • Set at Liberty
    • An Extraordinary Saturday
    • The Limits of Freedom in a Time of Gradual Abolition
    • Looking for the Work of Slavery in Local Newspaper Advertisements
    • Overseers and Injustices
  • Source Material
    • Manuscript Materials
    • Adriance Memorial Library
    • HRVH Sources
  • Case Studies
    • Map of Poughkeepsie – 1790 Sample
    • Mapping Cezar
    • Mapping Cezar (Noxon) and Hester Davis
    • Tabor Family
  • Maps
    • 1829 Map of the counties of Dutchess and Putnam. By David H. Burr.(Rumsey)
    • Christopher Colles Maps
      • Index to the Plates in Christopher Colles’ Survey of the Roads of the United States of America.
  • Public History & Education
    • Partners, Purpose & A Plan
    • The Responsibility of Public Historians
  • Poughkeepsie

Category Archives: Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – March 6, 1798

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE,  A Likely NEGRO WENCH, about eighteen years of age, strong and healthy (with or without a male child of about one year old, as may best suit the […]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – May 25 to June 8, 1796

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE, A young negro Wench, honest and sober. Inquire of the Prin- ter. May 24, 1796.

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – June 12, 1798 to July 24, 1798

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE, A Healthy young Negro Wench, a- bout 22 years old. Price 90 pounds. Inquire of the Painters. May 21st, 1798.

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – August 1, 1797

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE, A healthy Negro Wench about 20 years of age, understands all  kinds of family business, and is remark- ably nimble, with her male child of 17 months. Inquire […]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – September 28, to October 26, 1796

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE, / BECAUSE her owner has not suffici- ent employment for her, a very likely healthy black Girl, between seventeen and eighteen years of age. Enquire of  Mr. Power, the […]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – February 13, 1793 to April 10, 1793

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE. A Likely NEGRO BOY, about  12 years of age, healthy and active — He would suit any Gentleman for a domestic Servant, and is well acquainted with the […]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – August 18, 1797

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

FOR SALE;  A Negro Boy about 16 years of age. Inquire of the Printer. August [8]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – January 19, 1790 to July 17, 1790

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

TO BE SOLD A likely young NEGRO WENCH, BETWEEN 13 and 14 years of age, large for her age, understands all kinds of house work – and sold for no […]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – February 13, 1792 to April 10, 1793

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

TO BE SOLD, A NEGRO WENCH, 22 years  of age, healthy and sound, been brought up in the farming line of bu- siness. For sale only for want of employ […]

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – March 13, 1798 to May 15, 1798

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

TO BE SOLD A strong healthy, sober and honest wench, about 22 years of age; with her child about nine months old. Apply to the Printer. March 12, 1798.

Read Article →
Newspaper Advertisements, Sale Ads

Post navigation

← Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 Next →

Recent Posts

  • Poughkeepsie Journal – March 23, 1796
  • New York Journal, or, General Advertiser – February 14, 1780
  • New York Journal, or, General Advertiser – October 12, 1778
  • New York Journal, or, General Advertiser – August 24, 1778
  • New York Journal, or, General Advertiser – July 20, 1778

Recent Comments

Levi's avatarLevi Roth on Country Journal – April…
Levi's avatarLevi Roth on The Bee – September 4, 1…

Archives

  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2019
  • December 2014
  • July 2014
  • December 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013

Meta

  • Create account
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Categories

  • Apprenticeship
  • Bill of Sale
  • Birth Notice
  • Certificate of Freedom
  • Court of Common Pleas
  • Death Notice
  • Delivered as a Pauper
  • Legal Residence
  • Manumission
  • Manuscript Records
  • Newspaper Advertisements
  • Old Gravestones of Dutchess County
  • Order of Relief
  • Order of Removal
  • Overseers of the Poor
  • Public Explanation
  • Road Book A
  • Runaway Ads
  • Sale Ads
  • Sentencing
  • Uncategorized
  • Wanted to Purchase
Blog at WordPress.com.
Set At Liberty
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Set At Liberty
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Set At Liberty
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...