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A Negro Woman for Sale

Summary

Advertisement: Jos. T. Van Lear from near Williamsport offers for sale a nineteen year-old “negro woman,” who is a slave for life.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light

Publication Date: October 26th, 1859

Page/Column: 3?

Town: Hagerstown, MD

County: Washington

Subjects

  • Pre-War Events
  • Slavery / Emancipation
  • Women and Children

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