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Title
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Pompey - NY-BAKE5
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Identifier
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NY-BAKE5
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
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Source
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New-York Gazette [Weyman’s]
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Date
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July 19, 1762
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Trade
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Baker
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Edward Man Jr.
or James Bennett
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Home Location
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New York, New York
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from Edward Man Jr. and/or James Bennett
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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p. 3, col. 2
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Transcription
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RAN-away from the subscribers, on Sunday Morning the 11th Instant, supposed to be gone together, two Negro Man, one of them named Tom, a Braster [? illeg] by Trade, and who also understands the Sugar-baking Business; He is 5 Feet 6 Inches high, 25 Years old, well-made, and has remarkable good Limbs. ... He... can write and read.
The other named Pompey, 20 Years old, is straight and well-limb'd, has good Features, a Baker by Trade, and is about six Feet high. . . . [reward, for each] Edward Man, jun; James Bennett
