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Newspaper advertisement for the lease of an enslaved woman
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This advertisement for the lease of a young enslaved woman appeared in the Royal Gazette (Volume XIII, Number 646, page 3, column 1, at the bottom) and notes a number of the woman's 'qualities'.

Date: 24 June 1800

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Royal Gazette Volume XIII, Number 646, Halifax, 24 June 1800

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