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Title
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Adam - VA-SHOE8
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Identifier
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VA-SHOE8
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Shoemakers
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Source
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Virginia Gazette
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Date
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July 11, 1771
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Trade
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Shoemaker
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Enslaver
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John Pettus
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from John Pettus
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Transcription
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RUN away from the subscriber, in Lunenburg county, the 18th of April last, a Negro man named ADAM, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, a slim black fellow, has small legs, a naked spot on the top of his head; he is very sensible. Whoever secures the said servant, so that I get him again, shall receive TWENTY SHILLINGS, and all reasonable charges, paid by
JOHN PETTUS
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gender
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Male
