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Title
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William Ford- JA-CAR146
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Identifier
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JA-CAR146
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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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The Royal Gazette
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Date
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1815-11-25
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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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Burt Wright
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Home
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Mill-bank Portland
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events
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Self emancipated from the subscriber, attempted to poison his master
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Transcription
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Mill-Bank, Portland, Nov 28, 1815 TWO DOUBLOONS REWARD WILL be paid to any one who will apprehend and lodge in safety a Negro Man, named WILLIAM FORD, the property of the Subscriber, who absconded from this place on the 3d of September last, and made an attempt to destroy his Master and all his family by poison. He is an excellent Carpenter, about 5 feet 7 inches in height, stout made, of a yellow complexion, and speaks uncommonly well for a Negro; is branded with the letter B, of a large size, on both shoulders, but which he has tried to obliterate, though not effectively, as bumps remain. His intention is to get off the island, if possible, therefore all seafaring people are hereby cautioned against such an act, as, on proof of such, they will suffer according to law. It is known that he wishes particularly to go to St. Domingo or Cuba. Any one proving to conviction by whom he is harboured, shall receive a further Reward of £ .25 on application to CHARLES BERNARD N.B. Should this Advertisement be seen in either of the islands above mentioned, and the culprit be there taken up and sent in safety to this country, on proper proof thereof, the Reward shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, and all expences [sic] paid, by applying as above.
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Type
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