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Slave Advertisements in Colonial New York
As in the southern colonies, New York newspapers were filled with slave advertisements that provide many details about the life and labor of enslaved New Yorkers. Historian Jill Lepore calculates that 253 advertisements for runaway slaves and [...]
Item Type: Advertisement
Historical Era: Colonization and Settlement (1621-1750)