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Title
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Alfred - MS-FID4
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Identifier
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MS-FID4
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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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Vicksburg Daily Whig
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Date
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January 18, 1855
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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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W. J. Wilson
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from W. J. Wilson
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Transcription
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$100 REWARD. RANAWAY or stolen from the subscriber, on the 26th of December, 1854, a negro man named ALFRED; about 26 years old; 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high; very near black complexion; long face; sharp nose; rather down look; plays the fiddle well with his left hand; very well drest; when he left had a silver watch with a gold key; he is quite a trim made negro; weighs about 145 or 150 pounds. I will give the above reward for the delivery or confinement of said negro oin any jail so that I can get him. Any information respecting him will be thankfully received. W. J. WILSON. Copiah Creek, Copiah Co., Miss. jan 18-wtf
