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Title
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Tony-NC-WAIT3
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Identifier
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NC-WAIT3
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Subject
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African Americans--History--To 1863
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Source
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Edenton State of North Carolina General Advertiser
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Date
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July 2, 1789
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Trade
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waiter, ploughman
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gender
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male
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Enslaver
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Bejamin Sheppered
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homeLocation
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Dobbs County, NC
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events
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1. Passed for a free man. 2. Self-emancipated from ENSLAVER Benjamin Shppered.
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Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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This craftsperson is also found in the following collections: waiter,ploughman.
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Transcription
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Twenty Pounds Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, in Dobbs county, North-Carolina, on the 22d of May last,a Negro man named BEN; he is a very likely well made fellow,very active,about six feet high,of a yellow complexion, shews the marks of the small-pox very plainly, has,by some accident, lost a small part of one of his ears, his great toe,I believe on the right foot,turns back inwardly.He is a excellent waiter, understands the care of horses, and waggoning, and is a remarkable good ploughman.He took with him a variety of cloaths, and occasionally dresses very neat. It is expected he will pass for a free man, and privately leave the state. Whoever will apprehend said slave, and secure him so that I get him again, shall receive the above reward,with all reasonable expences. Bejamin Shepperd June 2, 1789.
