Pompey- JA-COO10

Item

Title
Pompey- JA-COO10
Identifier
JA-COO10
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
Cornwall Chronicle
Date
September 16,1784
Enslaver
Alex Miller
Home
Salt Spring Estate,Hanover
Transcription
Run away, from the subscriber about three months, a Negro boy of the Congo Country,named POMPEY, about 18 years of age,marked A M joined on top.He is very black, a little knock-kneed,speaks good English, and is about 5 ft 6 in high; he has been some time learning to be a cooper.Whoever secures him in any gaol or workhouse of this island, and gives information so that he can recovered, shall thankfully rewarded.ALEX MILLER
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Item sets
Coopers