<I>Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser No. 2745</I>
date: label: Date
content: November 22, 1787
name: label: Published by
content: Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, American, 1784 - 1791
notes: label: Description
content: A newspaper with yellowed and brittle pages. The paper consists of a single sheet, folded to make four pages. The text is arranged in four vertical columns under a header that reads [The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser. / Price Four-Pence THURSDAY, November 22, 1787 No. 2745]. On the first page is an advertisement for the sale of [A likely Negro Lad / About 20 years of age, has had the small pox] and [A YOUNG HEALTHY / Negro Wench, / Properly entered - suitable for a family in either town or country; has had the small pox]. On page 3 is an advertisement reading [RAN AWAY...an indented NEGRO MAN, named WILL. He is strong built, speaks very good English, but has not a clear voice, fond of pleasure and company, has a long standing cough, though not very violent, was born in Bucks county, and was lately a slave to Mr. Alexander Allair]. There are many items on the sale of goods and land in the area, ship arrivals, and general news items.
place: label: Place printed
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic slave trade
label: Topic
content: Fugitive enslaved
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Self-liberation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.26.11
objectType: label: Type
content: newspapers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: laid rag paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (folded): 9 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (24.8 × 30 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (unfolded): 19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in. (49.6 × 30 cm)