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Title
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Joshua - MS-FID1
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Identifier
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MS-FID1
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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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Natchez Gazette
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Date
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January 30, 1819
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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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Samuel Boyd
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Home
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Boyd's Plantation on Morgan's Fork
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from Samuel Boyd
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Notes
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Owns a fiddle, took it with him when he self-emancipated
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Transcription
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500 Dollars Reward. RANAWAY, or Stolen from my plantation on Mor-gan's Fork, Franklin county, on the night of the 25th inst. TWO NEGROES, viz.—LUCY; about 30 years old; but having been well treated, and never having bred, has the appearance of a young girl, especially about the breasts; she is about the common size, strongly made, neatly featured,, of pert countenance and speech.— JOSHUA, her half brother, whose father was an Indian, has much of the Indian form and countenance, of com-mon size, trim made, and neatly featured, and is about 20 years of age; he wore away a soldier's coat, of blue cloth, and pantaloons of the same colour; he took also with him his fiddle, and a plentiful supply of good cloathing and blankets. The above reward will be given for apprehending the thief, if a free white person, with proof sufficient for his conviction, or one half if a free person of colour. If the proof should only be sufficient to inflict corporal punish-ment, one half of the reward only will be paid. ALSO, Abscoonded on the same night from our neighborhood, and supposed to be in company with mine, Two Negroes, the property of Thomas Ford, viz.—HANNAH, about 25 or 30 years of age, middle size, rather spare made, and very black; she took with her a Child about 18 months old, and a plentiful supply of cloathing. PHILLIS, about 15 years old, heavy built, and of a dull stupid appear-ance. For the delivery of the above described Negroes to the subscriber, ot giving information so that I get them, a liberal reward, and all reasonable expences will be paid. Samuel Boyd. State of Mississippi, Franklin county, January 30, 1819.——9-1*}
