Joseph Beale’s New York Free Produce Store
The Unionist 1833-08-08
Unionist content
Transcription
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &c.
Free from Slave Labor.
No. 71 Fulton-street, New York.
THE subscriber informs those who feel alive to the great evils of Slavery in this favored country, that he has opened a store for the disposal exclusively of the above articles and has at present for sale, Domestic and East India manufactures—Rice, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses and Lemon Syrups &c.
Having procured many of the foregoing with great care and much exertion, he is determined to dispose of them at a very moderate profit, for ready money only.
1.JOSEPH H. BEALE.
About this Item
The Free Produce movement urged Abolitionists to boycott any goods made with slave labor. This New York store would have been familiar to many of the students. This article canvasses the Free Produce markets of antebellum New York City - https://www.nyfoodstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2013_CHNY_NY_Foodstory_FINAL-2.pdf . There is good information about Joseph Beale in this article - https://vermonthistory.org/journal/69/vt69_s04.pdf .
Item Details
See Full Metadata Hide Full MetadataMap of New York City showing Joseph Beale’s Free Produce Store on Fulton Street
