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Title
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George/George Lewis - MS-SAI1
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Identifier
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MS-SAI1
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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 Mississippi Free Trader
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Date
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May 25, 1816
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Trade
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Sailor
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Edward Randolph
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from Edward Randolph
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Notes
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May qualify as a "Drawer"?; This advertisement states he has "great zeft for drawing with a pen"
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Transcription
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40 Dollars Reward! RANAWAY from the fubfcriber, on the night of the 19th inftant, a Mulatto man, named George, (Sometimes calls himfelf George Lewis), about thirty years of age, fix feet high, iu his make flen-der and ftraight, walks as if a little ftiff in one knee, very fond of fpirits, has been a failor, writes a good hand, has some tafte and a great zeft for drawing with a pen, will no doubt have furnifhed himfelf with a pafs or free papers of his own ma-king, which however will be found to want authen ticity and the neceffary feal. He had on and took with him the following cloathing :— A cotee and pantaloons of dark mix-ed cloth a [?] [?]f pale blue holmefpun pantaloons a ftraw ha[?]co[?] with fomething black, a cotton fhirt, a red fpeckle[?] waiftcoat. mogafons made of ta[?]ned deer fkin and a pair of fhoes. Whoever will fec[?] the faid flave fo that I get him ag[?]in, fhall be entitled to the above reward or reward[?] and all reafonable charges if delivered ot me at this place. EDWARD RANDOLPH. Pinckneyville M. T. May 25, 1816. 6tf
