BCDA (Objects) · Unnamed- NC-BASK2, NC-SHOE1

Unnamed- NC-BASK2, NC-SHOE1

Title: Unnamed- NC-BASK2, NC-SHOE1
Identifier: NC-BASK2, NC-SHOE1
Subject: African Americans--History African Americans--History--To 1863
Source: North Carolina Minerva and Raleigh Advertiser.
Date: June 28, 1810
Trade: Basketmaker, Shoemaker
gender: Male
Enslaver: George Mumford, John H. Freeling.
events: 1. Self- emancipated from ENSLAVER George Mumford, John H. Freeling.
Notes: This craftsperson is also found in the following collections:basketmaker, shoemaker.
Transcription: RAN-away from the Subscribers OF Rowan, N.C. a Negro man about fifty years old, five feet nine or ten inches high, black skin, and a small bit lost from the right ear by a bite--He is very handy at Shoe and Basket making. Also a Negro wench, very tall, copper color, about thirty years old. This wench and fellow will keep together. They left Rowan about twelve months ago, and will aim for Tennessee or Maryland. Forty Dollars reward will be given by us for them, or Twenty for either. Any information will be thankfully received and paid for. JOHN H. FREELING, GEORGE MUMFORD. June 12, 1810.
Type: Advertisement
homeLocation: Rowan County, NC.