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Category Archives: Sale Ads

Poughkeepsie Journal – November 18 to December 2, 1812

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FOR SALE,  For a term of years, A NEGRO Woman twenty three years of age; she is healthy, strong honest, sober, and is acquainted with all kinds of house work, […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – January 17, 1813

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BLACK GIRL. FOR Sale, 12 years time of a Black Girl, now 13 years old. She is healthy and strong, and has been accus- tomed to most kinds of kitchen […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – April 3 – June 11, 1811

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A BLACK BOY,  ABOUT 14 years of age, strong, healthy honest and sober, for sale. Enquir the Printer Jan. 1, 1811

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Poughkeepsie Journal – June 16, 1813

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12 Years Time, OF a Black Girl, now about 13 years old, for sale — She is strong, active and healthy, and is acquainted with most kinds of house work […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – September 28 to November 2, 1796

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(TO BE SOLD, Two Farms…) Also, A negro woman for sale, about 35 years of age, understands all kinds of house work, &c. Jacob Everson, Nicholas Everson} Executors.  (estate of […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – April 12, 1797

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A Negro Man for sale,  about 28 years of age; understands wel[l] all kinds of farming business, sober, ho- nest, and of an excellent temper: of- fered for sale for […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – June 8 to June 29,1796

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A Negro Wench,  About 20 years of age, for sale. In- quire of the Printer hereof. June 7.

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Poughkeepsie Journal – March 1 to March 22, 1797

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FOR SALE,  A Negro Wench about 19 years of age, healthy and strong, understands sewing, spinning, knit- ting, washing, ironing, &c. was brought up with a good Dutch far- mer, […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – March 13 to May 8, 1798

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FOR SALE, That good Plantation, which for upwards of forty years has been improved by the subscriber. It lies two and a half miles south of the Court house in […]

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Poughkeepsie Journal – March 22 to April 12, 1797

April 16, 2013by Levi Leave a comment

For Sale, BY the subscribers, Administrators of the estate of Abraham Brinck- erhoff, deceased, a likely active NE- GRO BOY, eleven years old. Theodorus Bailey. John B. Van Wyck. March […]

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