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Title
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Bob/Bob Tiry - MS-WHEW1
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Identifier
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MS-WHEW1
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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 Southern Sun
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Date
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November 24, 1838
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Trade
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Wheelwright
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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W. Petrin
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from W. Petrin
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Notes
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Same craftsman is a carpenter
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Transcription
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RANAWAY from the subscriber, on the 28th June last, a mulatto man, named BOB, commonly called Bob Tiry. Bob is 28 years of age, about 5 feet 8 1/2 inches high,— a remarkably fine looking fellow,—makes use of good language, and speaks very mildly; he can write, is a carpenter, and also a wheelwright, by trade; was purchased at Lynchburg, Va.— 50 dollars, and expenses, will be paid for his delivery to me, if taken in this state; if taken in a slave state, out of Mississippi, 100 dollars and expenses; and should he be taken in a non-slaveholding state, I will pay 500 dollars for him. ALSO—Ranaway on Tuesday night, 30th instant, the following described slaves, viz:— ABRAM, a fine looking, athletic black fellow, 24 years old, 5 feet 10 or 11 inces high, rather thick lips; he plays on the violin, PRESTON is a slender, thick-featured negro boy, (not very black) with downcast, bad look, 5 feet 6 inches high, 20 years old. They rode two horses; one a bay, 16 hands high, 8 years old, one eye out, and has some white on the in-side of his hind feet, paces easy, though not fast; had on remarkably lheavy shoes, all sound. The other a heavy, square built sor-rel, very thick in the wethers, bald face, and both hind legs white nearly to the hock. He is about 15 hands 3 inches high, 9 years old, a tolerable fast pacer. They have both been recently at work in carts. A suitable reward will be paid for the apprehension of the above described negroes and horses, and any inform-ation relative to them, by letter or otherwise, will be gladly received, and cheerfully paid for. W. PETRIE, Brandon, Rankin co., Miss. Nov. 24, 1838. 37tf
