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Salisbury- JA-COO36

Title: Salisbury- JA-COO36
Identifier: JA-COO36
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: The Saint Jago gazette
Date: 1810-11-24
Enslaver: Daniel Gully
Home: Kingston
Transcription: Kingston, November 29, 1810. RANAWAY, from the subscriber, in the month of July last, a cooper negro, named SALISBURY, a Mundingo, about 5 feet 8 inches high, marked on one of his shoulders IS, has a defect in one of his eyes. It is suspected he is harboured in St. John’s, or St. Thomas in the Vale mountains. Also absconded, on the 18th inst. WILLIAM, a Papa negro, a very artful fellow, about 5 feet 9 inches high, marked on the right breast PIO, and on both shoulders RMO, and has other marks not legible; he formerly belonged to Mr. Mathison, Old- Harbour. Nine Dollars reward will be given to any person lodging either of the above negroes in any workhouse or gaol, or delivering them to the subscriber; and Twenty Pistoles on proving to conviction by whom harboured, if a white person, and Ten Pounds if by a free black pr person of colour. DANIEL GULLY.
Type: Advertisement