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Title
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Dick - NY-SAIL48, NY-TAN5
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Identifier
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NY-SAIL48, NY-TAN5
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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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New-York Gazette [Weyman's]
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Date
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January 5, 1761
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Trade
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Sailor, Tanner
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Gender
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Male
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Home Location
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New York, New York
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from Jacobus Louwin
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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p. 4, col. 3
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Transcription
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RUN-AWAY on Saturday morning last, from Jacobus Louwin, A Negro Man, named Dick, understands the Tanner's Business, is about 30 years of Age; Had on a short rugged Sailors Jacket, of the Grigo [?] kind, a Leather Pair of Breeches, and wore a large pair of Peticoat Trowsers over them; is well known among the Seafaring men, as having frequently been a Privateering, as a Sailor, &c. ***
