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Title
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Cudjoe- JA-COO9
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Identifier
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JA-COO9
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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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December 10,1782
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Enslaver
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Samuel King
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Home
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Westmoreland
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Transcription
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Run away, from Fort William Estate, the 1st of November of last,a creole man named CUDJOE,about 5ft 8 in high,stout, and well made,speaks good english and is by trade a cooper. He is marked on bothcheeks WB between scarcely but visible.Whoever secures him in any of the the gaols of this island,giving information thereof, or delivering him to MR.SAMUEL KING, upon the said estate shall recieve a Half-Joe reward;but if harboured by any white person or persons, twenty pounds will be given on conviction of the offender.The above Negro has frequently been taken out of ships at Savanna la mar;this therefore to forewarn all masters of vessels whatsoever,not to harbour or carry off said negro,as they will be prosecuted to the utmost rigor of the law.
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Type
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