Alice, an enslaved woman, ca. 1802

Engraved portrait. Alice's parents had come from Barbados, but she was born in Philadelphia around 1686 and died, still enslaved, in Bristol, Pennsylvania 1802. Pp. 9-11 give a brief account of her life, including her recollections of the first AME church in Philadelphia.

Image Title

Alice, an enslaved woman, ca. 1802

RegID

SI-OB-529

Date

1802

Title

Alice, an enslaved woman, ca. 1802

Source

Anon., Eccentric Biography; or Memoirs of Remarkable Female Characters (Worcester, Mass., 1804), frontispiece.

Language

English

Item sets

Portraits & Illustrations of Individuals

Spatial Coverage

North America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Reproduced In

Anon., Eccentric Biography; or Memoirs of Remarkable Female Characters (Worcester, Mass., 1804), frontispiece.

Researchers

Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May

Identifier

NW0120