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Title
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Stephen - VA-CAR3
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Identifier
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VA-CAR3
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters
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Source
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Virginia Gazette
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Date
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May 7, 1766
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Trade
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Carpenter
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Enslaver
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Archibald Cary
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Home
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Archibald Cary's Forge
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from Archibald Cary
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Transcription
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CHESTERFIELD, February 24, 1766.
RUN away from the subscriber's forge, on the 22d instant, at night three Negro men; one of them named STEPHEN, by trade a carpenter, Virginia born, a black fellow, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, very brisk and active, speaks quick, has a pleasant countenance, and walks very nimbly. also NED, a fire-man, a black fellow, remarkably well made for strength, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, generally laughs when he speaks, has a large mouth, which is seldom shut, Virginia born, inclinable to be fat, has a sluggish walk, and broad shoulders. Also BRUMALL, a Gold Coast Negro, about the size and height of Ned ; he is a fire-man, has remarkable broad shoulders, a roll in his walk, and had a hurt on his knee lately, from which he was lame a day or two before he went off; but whether any scar on it, I know not. Both the last mentioned fellows have scars on their arms, from burns which they got by melted cinders flying on them when at work. Brumall is a yellow Negro, and has a very pleasant countenance. I can give no particular description of their clothes; I do not know of their carrying any more than their suits of cotton and osnabrugs. I will give 5l. reward for each slave, if taken up in Virginia , and delivered to me; if in Carolina , 10l. for each.
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gender
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Male
