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Title
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Lewis - MS-CARD4
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Identifier
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MS-CARD4
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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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"Mississippi, Wilkinson County Newspaper Slave Ads, 1823-1849"
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Date
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June 17, 1837
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Trade
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Carriage driver
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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M. P. Foley, Oliver P. Robinson
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from M.P. Foley and Oliver P. Robinson
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Notes
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In "McCarstle to Saunders", page 195
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Transcription
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The slave LEWIS and 1 other slave ran away from the plantation of Mrs. M.P. Foley near Pinckneyville; age 21; 5 feet 10 inches tall; slim make; very dark; "shows a great deal of white of his eyes;" was a carriage driver and house servant.. $20 reward. (W.R. 6-17-37)
