William/Richard- JA-CAR104

Item

Title
William/Richard- JA-CAR104
Identifier
JA-CAR104
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
Royal Gazette
Date
1809-03-11
Trade
Carpenter
gender
Male
Enslaver
James Booth
Home
St.Catherines Workhouse
Transcription
St. Catherine’s Workhouse, Feb. 25, 1809. ESCAPED from the Drivers, while at work on the Passage- Fort road, WILLIAM, alias RICHARD, a creole, said he belonged to a Mrs. Fowels, to windward, marked WT, diamond bdtween, both shoulders, 5 feet 6 inches high; formerly harboured at Above-Rocks, by Harris, alias James Stackpole, a carpenter on Somerset estate, Liguanea: Also SAMPSON, a sambo creole, 5 feet 7 inches high, stammers much; to Ludlow estate, Clarendon. They were chained together. A Pistole reward will be paid for the apprehension of each, and lodging them in this workhouse. JAMES BOOTH, Sup.
Type
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