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Jane Doe- MD-SEA2

Title: Jane Doe- MD-SEA2
Identifier: MD-SEA2
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: Baltimore Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser
Date: October 5, 1784
Trade: Seamstress
gender: Female
Enslaver: F. Delaport
Home: Opposite the Inspecting-House
events: 1. Self-emancipated from F. Delaport
Notes: Compiled from Lathan Windley
Transcription: FIVE DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY, a NEGRO WENCH, abot [sic] 25 years of age; she is rather of the yellow cast, much pitted with the small-pox, with very high breasts, which she artificially raises, to be in the fashion, as she calls it; had on when she went away, a dark brown petticoat and loose jacket; took besides, white and striped printed calico jackets and petticoats, talks a little French, says she is a free-born Negro, from the West-Indies, is an excellent seamstress and house wench, offers to hire herself in or about town. Whoever will bring her to me, or secures her in any gaol, so that her master can get her again, will be entitled to the above Reward, besides reasonable charges, paid by
F.DELAPORT
opposite the Inspecting-House, Fell’s-Point.
Baltimore, October 4, 1784.