Advertisement of Colored Boy

event name

Advertisement of Colored Boy

location

Residence of John A. Sommers

Identifier

EV_0934

first name

Colored Boy

age

Child

age description

14

physical description

Likely

event type

Advertisement

event date

1828-12-26

notes

Enslaved for life, not to be sold to slave traders or "any one purchasing for them"

source

"Sale Advertisement for 2 likely Colored Boys from the Estate of John A Sommers, 15 December 1828." 1828. Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria County, DC. (As found in GenealogyBank.com, accesse 27 October 2024).

advertised person

Unnamed

enslaver

John A. Sommers