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Title
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Peter- MD-FIDD8
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Identifier
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MD-FIDD8
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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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Baltimore Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser
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Date
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August 8, 1783
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Trade
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Fiddler
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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John Gibson
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from John Gibson
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Notes
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Compiled from Lathan Windley
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Transcription
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TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY, from the Subscriber, near Hager’s-Town, on his way to Pittsburg, a NEGRO Man named PETER, about four feet ten inches high, thirty years of age, is marked with the Small-pox; had on when he went away, a new shirt and overalls made of brown linen, a new pair of shoes tied with strings, and an old hat; he had also in a bundle, one pair of coarse white cloth breeches, an old shirt, and an old great-coat made of brown cloth: he plays well on the fiddle. Any person delivering the said Negro to Messrs. BEVERD and GIBSON, or to Mr. BELSHOOVER, Hager’s Town, shall have the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN GIBSON.
Hager’s-Town, July 26, 1783.
