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Title
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Jeptha - MS-SHOE5
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Identifier
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MS-SHOE5
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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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November 14, 1823
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Trade
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Shoemaker
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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John Vardner
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from John Vardner
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Notes
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Advertisement written by U.S. Agent for Choctaws W. Ward
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Transcription
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Chocta[?] Agenyc, Nov. 14, 1823, BROUGHT to this Agency two NEGRO MEN as run-aways, viz. Abner, a Yellow Fellow, About 27 years of age, [?] f[?]et 8 inches high, heavy made. Jeptha, a full Black, About 28 years of age, 5 feet 9 inches high, of a common make— a shoemaker This negro, they say, ran away from John Vardner, near Vicks-burgh, on the Mississippi, as they were on their way from Williamsburgh, Virginia, to Natchez. The owners of said Negroes are requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take th[?] away. W. Ward, U. S. Agent for Choctaws 79—3
