Fugitive Slave Advertisements of Bakers Heading to Steamships

ID: 6104 ~ Source: Times-Picayune January 12, 1841, p.2; Times-Picayune July 26, 1848, p.4. ~ Date: 01/12/1841;07/26/1848.

This file appears in: Enslaved Bakers and the Foreign French: D’Aquin, Bouny, and Poincy Bakeries

Two Fugitive Slave Advertisements Looking for Enslaved Bakery Workers Possibly Heading to Work as Cooks on Steamships

This file appears in: Enslaved Bakers and the Foreign French: D’Aquin, Bouny, and Poincy Bakeries

Enslaved Bakers and the Foreign French: D’Aquin, Bouny, and Poincy Bakeries

By Dana Logsdon

Before the Civil War, enslaved labor was an integral part of the commercial baking industry and the overall economy in New Orleans. While food historians note the role that French, Spanish, and Anglo…