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Title
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Sambo - GA-SAW4
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Identifier
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GA-SAW4
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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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Georgia Gazette
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Date
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May 24, 1775
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Trade
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Sawyer
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Philip Dell
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Home
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Philip Dell's plantation near the mouth of Brier Creek
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from Philip Dell
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Transcription
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RUN AWAY from the subscriber the 4th of April, a country born NEGROE FELLOW, very black, six feet high, speaks very good English, something short faced, tolerable well breasted, but gaunt made, very humble and smooth spoken, pretends to be something complaisant, he is a goo dancer and proud of it, his name is SAMBO, but likely will change it, he is a good hand to plow, to cut with an axe, or maul rails, work with a hoe, saw with a whip saw, drive staves, or to do any plantation work, can read print, had when he went away one of his toes lately cut next to his little toe, it about 30 years old, carried off with him green sagathy breeches, oznaburg coat, brown coat, striped jacket, white itto corded, a white embroidered jacket with blue silk, white shirt, cap, and ban or neckcloth, he pretends to be a kind of taylor. Five pistoles reward will be given for delivering him to the subscriber near the mouth of Brier Creek, on Savannah River. PHILIP DELL.
