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Sampson-VA-CAR30

Title: Sampson-VA-CAR30
Identifier: VA-CAR30
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters
Source: Virginia Gazette
Date: May 21, 1769
Trade: Carpenter
Enslaver: William Moody, Jr
Home Location: York County, Virginia; Virginia
Events: 1. Self-emancipated from William Moody
Item Type: Advertisement
Transcription: RUN away from the subscriber, in York county, the 21st of May last, a Negro man slave named SAMPSON, about six feet high, a remarkable thin face and high forehead; he is a sensible fellow, and can do a little at the carpenter' s business; he is thought to be harboured at Cabin Point , on James river. If any one will apprehend the said Negro, and secure him so that I can get him, shall have TWENTY SHILLINGS reward, besides what the law allows.
gender: Male