Jack - NY-SAW9

Item

Title
Jack - NY-SAW9
Identifier
NY-SAW9
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
New-York Packet
Date
January 11, 1791
Trade
Sawyer
Gender
Male
Enslaver
Robert Crommelin
Events
1. Formerly enslaved by Edward Bardin
2. Formerly enslaved by Mr. Corre
3. Self-emancipated from Robert Crommelin
Home
Flushing, Queens
Home Location
Queens, New York
Item Type
Advertisement
Notes
p. 2, col. 1
Transcription
[3 pounds reward offered by Robert Crommelin, of Flushing, for "a mulatto boy named Jack" has run away; "wears his hair bushy, sometimes cued and curled"] He passes for a free fellow, was seen on board a vessel at work and about town sawing wood; he has served with Mr. Edward Bardin and last with Mr. Corre at the Hotel.
Item sets
Sawyers