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Jesse-NC-SEA1

Title: Jesse-NC-SEA1
Identifier: NC-SEA1
Subject: African American Women--History African Americans--History--African American--History--To 1863
Source: Wilmington, Gazette
Date: June 7, 1808
Trade: Seamstress
gender: female
Enslaver: John Barclay
homeLocation: Wilmington, NC
events: 1. Self- Emancipated from ENSLAVER John Williams.
Type: Advertisement
Transcription: 20 Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber in Wilmington about six weeks ago, a Negro Woman named JESSE, about twenty-three years old, five feet six or seven inches high, slender made, and likely; dressese very genteelly, and generally wears a blue handkerchief on her head, which comes down over her eyes on account of their being very weak; she is light complected, was brought up in the family of Mr. Daniel Mallott, is a tolerable good seamstress and is well acquainted with house work. I have reason to believe she is in Fayetteville or Raleigh, where she has some relations. I will give the above reward for delivering her to me or the jailor of this place, or Ten Dollars for confining her in any jail in the state. May 19. JOHN WILLIAMS.