Source 1. Slave advertisement from Charlestown, Virginia, July 24, 1769. Indentured servant advertisement from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770. This advertisement offers to sell the remainder of a servant girl’s indenture. TO BE SOLD, A HEALTHY servent GIRL'S Time, about 17 Year old, who has between 3 to 4 years to serve. She is sold for no reason, only there being more servents than are needful in the family where she is. N.B She has had the Small Pox, can wash, and do all Sorts of Housework. Enquie of the Printers. Prompt 1: What information do the traders in sources 1 and 2 want to convey to prospective buyers, and why? What similarities and differences do you see in the way sellers might choose to market servants and slaves?
Source 1. Slave advertisement from Charlestown, Virginia, July 24, 1769.
Indentured servant advertisement from the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1770. This advertisement offers to sell the remainder of a servant girl’s indenture.
TO BE SOLD, A HEALTHY servent GIRL'S Time, about 17 Year old, who has between 3 to 4 years to serve. She is sold for no reason, only there being more servents than are needful in the family where she is.
N.B She has had the Small Pox, can wash, and do all Sorts of Housework. Enquie of the Printers.
Prompt 1: What information do the traders in sources 1 and 2 want to convey to prospective buyers, and why? What similarities and differences do you see in the way sellers might choose to market servants and slaves?
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