Professor of Early American History, @AssumptionUMA; Director of @SlaveAdverts250; 18th-Century Advertising & Ephemera Enthusiast; Daily #Adverts250 Update
Huzzah! Yesterday marked ten years of daily publication of the #Adverts250 Project. Today the project begins its eleventh year examining adverts from the era of the American Revolution & what they reveal about early American culture, commerce, & politics.
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#Adverts250 Project: Special Feature
Advertisements for Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published on June 7, 1776
View them here: https://t.co/1uPMDSDuMI (Image: Essex Journal, 6/7/1776, @Readex)
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“A distracted Man!”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advertisement for June 7
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Learn more: https://t.co/E358VudM0q (Image: Connecticut Gazette, 6/7/1776, @Readex)
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on June 7, 1776
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#Adverts250 Project: Special Feature
Advertisements for Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published on June 6, 1776
View them here: https://t.co/IMKkAJ40yu (Image: New York Packet, 6/6/1776, @librarycongress)
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“The NEW-ENGLAND CHRONICLE will be published by Messrs. EDWARD EVELETH POWARS and NATHANIEL WILLIS.”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advert for June 6
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Learn more: https://t.co/NJZnyQ9xvW
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on June 6, 1776
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View them here: https://t.co/wFhutgLZXc
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“A NEW SYSTEM OF MILITARY DISCIPLINE”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advertisement for June 5
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Learn more: https://t.co/RPcuhFcBCl (Image: Pennsylvania Gazette, 6/5/1776, @librarycongress)
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on June 5, 1776
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View them here: https://t.co/yq3bLNgnSt
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“Impowering the Directors to remove the books and effects of the said company”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advertisement for June 4
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Learn more: https://t.co/8pggQkKK6k (Image: @Readex)
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on June 4, 1776
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View them here: https://t.co/egWuEMEwhW
#Adverts250 Project: Special Feature
Advertisements for Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published on June 3, 1776
View them here: https://t.co/q5z1QdSUIW (Image: Connecticut Courant, 6/3/1776, @Readex)
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“Good Wool-Cards, by the dozen or single Pair, on very reasonable Terms.”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advertisement for June 3
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Learn more: https://t.co/8M4qR2G4ay (Image: @Readex)
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on June 3, 1776
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View them here: https://t.co/gPlqIsOHPr
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago this week?
“This Gazette… though small, contains all the material Intelligence that came to Hand this Week.”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advert for June 2
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Learn more: https://t.co/yOmsnDBd8Z
Who was the subject of an advertisement in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“RAN AWAY… a NEGRO MAN, named Seneca.”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advertisement for June 1
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Learn more: https://t.co/cpEMj5Lki1 (Image: Freeman's Journal, @Readex)
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on June 1, 1776
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View them here: https://t.co/nMsGfLNSfq
What was advertised in a revolutionary American newspaper 250 years ago today?
“A Press, in all probability will be continued, and a public Paper regularly printed each week”
Adverts 250 Project: Featured Advertisement for May 31
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Learn more: https://t.co/44DTmpV8Im
Newspapers published during the era of the American Revolution contributed to the perpetuation of slavery.
Adverts 250 Project: Slavery Advertisements Published 250 Years Ago Today on May 31, 1776
@SlaveAdverts250#Adverts250
View them here: https://t.co/ppiDzNAlOt