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December 4

4 December 2023

What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “THOSE LADIES and GENTLEMEN who are desirous of seeing the curious ART of PRINTING, are hereby informed that...

Slavery Advertisements Published December 4, 1773

4 December 2023

The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity...

December 3

3 December 2023

What was advertised in a colonial American newspaper 250 years ago today? “Hill’s Balsam of Honey, Ditto Elixir Bardana.” Simon Wolcott advertised a “fresh and general Assortment...

Slavery Advertisements Published December 3, 1773

3 December 2023

The Slavery Adverts 250 Project chronicles the role of newspaper advertising in perpetuating slavery in the era of the American Revolution. The project seeks to reveal the ubiquity...