George Gordon- JA-CAR144

Item

Title
George Gordon- JA-CAR144
Identifier
JA-CAR144
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
The Royal Gazette
Date
1815-09-16
Trade
Carpenter
gender
Male
Enslaver
G.Cuthbert
Home
Middleton Estate
events
Self emancipated from the subscriber
Transcription
September 22, 1815 Runaway from Middleton Estate, in St. Thomas in the East, since the 17th August last, a Sambo Man named GEORGE GORDON, a Carpenter: He is stout made, and very plausible, and no doubt will attempt to pass as free. Any person harbouring him will be prosecuted to the utmost rigour of the Law; and whoever will lodge him in any Gaol or Workhouse, or deliver him to the Overseer of the said Estate, shall receive a Reward of Two Pounds Fifteen shillings, on application to Messrs. James T. Harris & Co. Kingston or to the Subscriber. G. CUTHBERT
Type
Advertisement
Item sets
Carpenters