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Title
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David Ruggles - NY-MERCH4
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Identifier
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NY-MERCH4
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
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Source
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Freedom's Journal No. 29
Freedom's Journal No. 80
The Evening Post #10387
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Date
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May 9, 1828
October 3, 1828
December 14, 1835
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Trade
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Merchant (Grocer)
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Gender
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Male
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Home
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No. 1 Courtlandt Street
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Home Location
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Manhattan, New York
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Events
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1. Advertising for sale of butter
2. Advertising for new grocery
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Transcription
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FRESH GOSHEN
BUTTER.
The subscriber has taken the large Cellar under Mr. Whitfield's Stage Office, No. 1 Courtlandt-street, near Broadway, where he offers for sale by the Firkin, Tub, or single Pound, superior Fresh Goshen Butter. Families may rely upon being supplied with a superior article at this establishment.
DAVID RUGGLES,
April 8, 1828—3t
GROCERIES.
THE Subscriber returns his sincere thanks to his friends and the Public for their liberal patronage, and solicits a continuance of their favours; he has received at his store, No. 1 Courtlandt-street, near Broadway, a quantity of superior Canton and Porto Rico Sugars. ALSO—Coffee, Teas, Flour, Goshen, Butler, Cheese, &c. Rum, Gin, Brandy, Wine, Cordials, Porter and Cider, &c. which will be sold cheap for cash.
DAVID RUGGLES.
N.B. The Sugars above mentioned are free sugars—they are manufactured by free people, not by slaves.
All orders will be thankfully receive and promptly attended to.
New-York, Aug. 22, 1828
CIRCULAR. TO THE FRIENDS OF HUMANITY.
At a meeting of the friends of Human Rights holden in the city of New York, November 20, 1835, for the purpose of adopting measures to ascertain, if possible, the extent to which the cruel practice of kidnapping men, women and children, is carried on in this city, and to aid such unfortunate persons as may be in danger of being reduced to Slavery, in maintaining their rights—Robert Brown, Esq. was called to the Chair, and David Ruggles appointed Secretary.
The Meeting being impressed with the alarming fact that any coloured person within this State is liable to be arrested as a fugitive from Slavery, and put upon his defence to prove his freedom, and that any such person thus arrested is denied the right of trial by jury, and, therefore subject to a hurried trial, often without the aid of a friend or a consellor. We hold ourselves bound by the Golden Rule of our Saviour to aid them, to do to others as we would have them do to us. It is therefore
Resolved, That William Johnson, David Ruggles, Robert Brown, George R. Barker, and J. W. Higgins, be appointed a Committee to aid the people of colour, legally, to obtain their rights.
Resolved, That this Committee be authorised to add their number and to fill vacancies.
Resolved, That three members shall be a quorum at any meeting regularly called.
Resolved, That this meeting commend the Committee to the confidence of the people of colour and to the liberality and support of the friends of Human Rights.
ROBERT BROWN, Chairman.
David Ruggles, Secretary.
We, the Committee appointed by the said meeting, being deeply impressed with the important and urgent nature of the duties committed to us, earnestly solicit the aid of the friends of humanity for the accomplishment of the following objects, viz.
1. To protect defencless, and endangered persons of colour, by securing their right as far as practicable.
2. By obtaining for them when arrested, under the pretext of being fugitive slaves, such protection as the law will afford.
These objects are so continually pressing themselves on the notice of the friends of our coloured brethren, especially in the city of New York, that we feel compelled by the dictates of humanity, and, by the authority of God to exert ourselves in their behalf, and therefore we appeal to you to us in this work of philanthropy and Christian benevolence.
ROBERT BROWN, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, DAVID RUGGLES, GEORGE R. BARKER, J. W. HIGGENS, Committee.
N. B. All communications may be addressed to David Ruggles, agent for the Committee, No. 67 Lispenard street, New York. d14 1t*
