Brief notice, by John T. Hilton, Anti-Slavery Intelligence Office, 36 Brattle St., indicating that he receives almost daily requests for colored help, and he “has been induced to try the…
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August 23, 1839
September 13, 2006
May 6, 1842 “A chattel, who has taken to itself wings and flown away from the land of whips and chains, is in immediate want of a situation as coachman…
September 16, 2006
June 9, 1843 GIVE HIM A CHANCE! “A steady, industrious MAN, fresh from the land of slavery, and recently a chattel, is desirous of obtaining employment as a farmer,…
September 25, 2006
April 18, 1845 Gray lists names, and qualities of five recently emancipated slaves, from Louisiana, who are now in Boston. They seek employment and homes. All are females, ages from…
May 7, 2007
April 8, 1859 “Three young men want places to wait and tend in public houses. Apply to the Anti-Slavery Office, or by letter to Francis Jackson.”