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James- JA-CAR110

Title: James- JA-CAR110
Identifier: JA-CAR110
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: Saint Jago Gazette
Date: 1810-09-08
Trade: Carpenter
gender: Male
Enslaver: John Cruickshank
Home: Ballard's Valley, St.Mary
Transcription: Ballard’s Valley, St. Mary, Sept. 10, 1810. RANAWAY from this property on the 23d May last, JAMES, a creole; by trade a carpenter; very black, stout made, about five feet eight or ten inches high, has the mark of a sore on the ancle of his right leg, and generally keeps it covered with a peace of leather, had a sore on the small finger of his right hand. A Reward of ONE DOUBLOON will be paid for apprehending him and lodging him in any workhouse, or delivering him to the overseer on the property. And a further reward of TWENTY POUNDS for the conviction of the person or persons who may have harboured him. JOHN CRUICKSHANK.
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