“Negro Wench” Appendix
July 12, 2018
What is a “Negro Wench?” Nehemiah Dunham used that phraseology in a legal document–his 1801 will–to refer to one of his slaves. That made me curious. What exactly did he mean when he used the phrase? The “Negro wench” phraseology appears to have been common in the 18th and 19th centuries, including in New Jersey … More “Negro Wench” Appendix