Armisted-NC-HAR1, NC-TAN6

Item

Title
Armisted-NC-HAR1, NC-TAN6
Identifier
NC-HAR1, NC-TAN6
Subject
African Americans--History African Americans--History--To 1863
Source
Wilmington Journal
Date
February 8, 1850
Trade
tanner, harnessmaker
gender
male
Enslaver
Peter M Brown
homeLocation
Charlotte, NC
events
1.Passed for a free man. 2. Self- emancipated from ENSLAVER Peter M. Brown.
Type
Advertisement
Notes
This craftsperson is also found in the following collections; harnessmaker, tanner.
Transcription
NOTICE.--Runaway from the subscriber, in Clarlotte [sic], N. C., about the 25th of December, 1849, a Negro man named ARMISTED, about 30 years old, and about 5 feet 6 inches high; heavy built, and very likely. Said boy is a first rate Tanner and Harness Maker. Any person apprehending said boy and confining him in jail, so I can get him, shall be liberally rewarded. It is supposed the said boy has the free papers belonging to a free boy of Charlotte by the name of Isaac Adams. PETER M. BROWN. January 31st, 1850. 72 3t