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Title
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Hal - MS-BLA20
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Identifier
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MS-BLA20
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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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The Southern Sun
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Date
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April 22, 1839
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Trade
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Blacksmith
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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E. W. Calhoun
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Home
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Calhoun's Plantation
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from E. W. Calhoun
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Notes
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500 dollar reward, advertisement also describes other self-emancipated enslaved men: Bob, Stephen, Ryal, Ben, and Sci.
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Transcription
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Hal, is 35 or 40 years of age, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, heavy set, thick lips, and inclines to lean forward in walking, some front teeth out, and probably a small scar on one of his legs about three inches above the ancle on the out side, and is a Blacksmith.
