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Ben- JA-CAR138

Title: Ben- JA-CAR138
Identifier: JA-CAR138
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: The Cornwall Chronicle
Date: 1814-10-01
Trade: Carpenter
gender: Male
Enslaver: William Clarke
Home: Westmoreland
Transcription: RANAWAY from the subscriber, about five months ago, a creole negro man named BEN, a carpenter by trade, formerly the property of JOHN McCLELLAN, carpenter, in Montego- Bay, and some years before he belonged to Retrieve estate in this parish – He is a stout well made negro, about twenty-six years of age, very black complexion, about 5f. 2i. high, marked RO on the back, and speaks very good English. Whoever will bring him to the subscriber in Westmorland, or lodge him in any gaol or workhouse, shall receive the above reward. WILLIAM CLARK.
Type: Advertisement