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Title
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Unnamed NY Ironworker #1 - NY-IRON1
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Identifier
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NY-IRON1
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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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The New-York Weekly Journal, #867
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Date
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August 6, 1750
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Trade
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Ironworker
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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John Mills, Alex Murray, and Richard Harris
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from John Mills, Alex Murray and Richard Harris
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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Pretends to be Free #82
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Transcription
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Run away the 26th of this Instant from Mr. Joseph Shippen Iron Works formerly called Canby’s Iron works, two servant men and a Negroe man, the one of the white servants is named Philip Mugguire, a carpenter by trade, 4 feet 9 inches high, a likely fellow and a black beard. Had on when he went away an old bengall jacket without sleeves, a felt hatt, tow breeches, a check’d shirt, white stockings, new pumps with brass buckles. The said servant is supposed to have a quantity of Money with him. The other’s name is John Coffey of middle stature, had on when he went away an ozenbrigs shirt and trowsers, with a new linsey woolsey blue jacket, a felt hatt, good shoes with brass buckles. The above said Negroe had on a ozenbrig shirt and trowsers, a new linsey-woolsey jacket, a felt hat, good shoes with brass buckles, and handerchief; likewise the Negroe has stolen from his master a new broadcloth jacket of a lightish colour and a fine holland check’d shirt and trowsers, and a fine white shirt and two cambrick cravats and a pair of blewish white stockings. Whoever takes up the said servants and negroe man and secures them in any gaol, or brings them to the place aforesaid, shall have six pounds reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by us
John Mills
Alex Murray
Richard Harris
