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Images of Enslavement
From the Oracle of Dauphin,
a 1795 advertisement offering for sale
a thirty-three year-old "NEGRO WENCH."
From the Oracle of Dauphin,
in 1798, an advertisement offering for sale
a boy of 13 years, "a Servant till twenty eight."
Patrick Hayes of Londonderry Township
offered this nineteen-year-old man for sale
in the winter of 1799.
From the
Dauphin Guardian in 1805, this advertisement
offers for sale a thirty-year-old man, "acquainted with the tanning busines,"
and a twenty-one-year-old woman "acquainted with all kinds of house-work."
Upon the death of a slaveholder
his enslaved persons were often put up for public sale,
as in the case of these two people listed among the
possessions of John Wilson of Swatara Township.
This fascinating advertisement is from the
Dauphin Guardian in 1805.
Another advertisement from the
Dauphin Guardian, this one offering for sale
a twelve year-old child, "who has to serve until 28."
(No thumbnail) From
the Oracle of Dauphin, an advertisement placed by Joshua Elder
for a 22-year-old man.
![Gettysburg ad for slave, 1830.](images/gburgad02.jpg)
Advertisement from the Gettysburg Sentinel,
seeking to "dispose of" a "Colored Girl."
Dated 27 January, 1830--a rare late ad.
A collection of advertisements for enslaved persons from Lancaster County.
- Paxton Presbyterian Cemetery A modern view of the gravesite of three enslaved persons from Dauphin County and one Civil War era runaway slave, all in the cemetery of Paxton Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The enslaved persons are: Dinah, a former slave of the Cowden family, George Lorrett, Lucy Lorrett (both enslaved by the Crouch family), and George Washington.
- Hanover Cemetery A photograph and descriptive material regarding this old and distinguished Dauphin County burying ground which reportedly has more than 150 unmarked graves of local enslaved persons.
- Midland Cemetery A long-neglected historic African American cemetery that has been rescued from weeds and decay. Burials date back to the 18th century and include some enslaved persons.
- Wenrich's Cemetery History and a photograph of the unmarked burial place of numerous enslaved persons from this portion of original Paxton Township.
Slave registration document ,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
1798.
Registration of the enslaved child Jesse.
Enslavement in Popular Culture
Commercial images ,
from national culture,
19th Century.
Nathaniel Currier print, and Auguste Francois Biard painting.
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