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Title
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Ishmael - NJ-BLA1, NJ-IRON1, NJ-MUSIC21
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Identifier
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NJ-BLA1, NJ-IRON1, NJ-MUSIC21
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1865, African American blacksmiths, Artisans
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Source
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The New-York Gazette; and the Weekly Mercury #877
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Date
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August 22, 1768
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Trade
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Blacksmith, Ironworker, Musician (Fiddler)
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Hendrick Coyler
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Home Location
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East New Jersey
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Events
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1. Enslaved by Hendrick Coyler
2. Lived in Middletown
3. Worked at an Ironworks near Spotswood
4. Self-emancipated from Hendrick Coyler
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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Pretends to be Free pg. 149
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Transcription
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Ten Dollars Reward Run-away from Hendrick Coyler, of East-New-Jersey, a Negro Fellow named Ishmael, by trade a Blacksmith, is much pitted with the Small Pox. Has a Blemish in one eye, is a great fidler, and often shewing slight of Hand Tricks; has a Squaw for a wife. He got leave of his Master about 2 years since to get towards Middletown; it is said he has work’d some time at the Iron Works near Spotswood, ’tis thought he is since gone towards Pennsylvania; he has been acquainted about East-Town. Whoever takes up said Fellow and delivers him to Capt. Elias Dayton in Elizabeth-town, or said Colyer at Horses- Neck, shall have the above reward and all reasonable charges paid by Hendrick Colyer.
