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Jerry- MD-CAR9

Title: Jerry- MD-CAR9
Identifier: MD-CAR9
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenter
Source: Annapolis Maryland Gazette
Date: May 29, 1780
Trade: Carpenter
gender: Male
Enslaver: John Briscoe
events: 1. Self-emancipated from John Briscoe
Notes: Compiled from Lathan Windley
Transcription: St. Mary’s county,
May 29, 1780.
RAN away, about the beginning of April, from the subscriber, living near Llewellin’s warehouse in St. Mary’s county, a young country born negro fellow, named JERRY, about six feet high, rather slender made, very knock kneed, and stoops a little when walking, has a down roguish look; had on, when he went away, a dark coloured kersey wove country cloth woollen jacket not full’d, and striped country cloth breeches mixed wool and tow, a country tow shirt, old shoes and stockings, and a straw hat covered on the crown with hares fur; he has work’d a few months at the carpenter’s trade, and has been used to making salt at the lower end of this county. Whoever brings the said negro to the subscriber shall have, if taken ten miles from home one hundred dollars, if twenty miles two hundred dollars, if at a greater distance three hundred dollars, or if secured in any jail, so as the subscriber gets him again, one hundred dollars.
JOHN BRISCOE.