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Title
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Polydore/John Brown- JA-CAR31
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Identifier
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JA-CAR31
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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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May 24,1786
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Trade
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Carpenter
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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John McGibbon
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Home
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Duncan's, Trelawny
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events
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Belonged to John Fowler before being sold to Donald and then John McGibbon Attempted to run away off the Island
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Notes
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Moco Country
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Transcription
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Run away, from Stewart-Castle Estate in Trelawny the 8th inst., a Negro man, by trade a carpenter, named POLYDORE, of the Moco country, stout made, of a yellow complexion, and branded on the right shoulder A C, ◊ on top, and on the left with I F. He formerly belonged to Mr. JOHN FOWLER, merchant, Martha-Brae, and by him was sold to one DONALD at Georgia, and by Donald to JOHN MCGIBBON at Falmouth. He is a most artful villain, and makes use of a letter he received from the overseer at Stewart-Castle the time of his elopment, directed to "Mr. McGibbon at Windsor by Polydore" [sic]. He was in 1782 and 1783 about twenty months in Kingston, and went by the name of JOHN BROWN. A fellow named GEORGE ran away in company with him but is since returned, on account of Polydore having offered him for sale at the Mulatto Town in St. Elizabeth. George further says that he left Polydore at Mr. Dickenson's penn in St. Elizabeth, and that a few days before they worked with a Mr. Bell within half a mile of Black River. It is apprehended that he will endeavour to get off the island. A Half-Joe reward will be paid on lodging him in any of the workhouses in this island, giving information thereof to PATRICK MCGIBBON.
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Type
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