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Title
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Colin- JA-COO6
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Identifier
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JA-COO6
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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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Cornwall Chronicle
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Date
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November 1,1781
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Enslaver
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W.H Ricketts
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Home
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Mount. Ricketts
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Notes
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Canga (Congo) Country
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Transcription
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Run away a stout very black negro man, about 5ft 9 in high,named Colin, of the Canca(Canga) country,speaks good english,and is by trade a mason.He is also a good cooper,has a large scar upon one leg,about to the shin bone,a bad sore, and is supposed to marked G R on one of his shoulders. He is well known in the parishes Hanover and Westmoreland, from working some time with Mr. John Whittaker,Mr John Potts, Mr.Alexander Wilson ,and others.Whoever will apprehend said negro,and lodge him in the workhouse,Montego Bay, or send him to Canaan or Mount Ricketts, in this parish,shall recieve a Half-Joe reward. W. H Ricketts
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Type
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