Advertisement for a “Runaway Slave,” published in the National Intelligencer, December 7, 1808 by John Threlkeld.

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This file appears in: Berleith Property: Capital City Slavery Tour
Advertisement for a “Runaway Slave,” published in the National Intelligencer, December 7, 1808 by John Threlkeld.
This file appears in: Berleith Property: Capital City Slavery Tour

John Threlkeld held multiple political roles in the District’s early history, serving as Georgetown’s alderman and mayor in the 1790s. He also held multiple individuals in bondage throughout his lifetime. Estimates suggest that he owned…