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Title
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Robin - GA-CAR19, GA-COO16
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Identifier
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GA-COO16, GA-CAR19
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters, Cooper
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Source
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Gazette of the State of Georgia
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Date
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May 27, 1784
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Trade
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Cooper, Carpenter
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Thomas Johnston
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Home
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Hermitage plantation of Thomas Johnston, Little Ogeechee River
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from Thomas Johnston
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Transcription
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ABSENTED from my plantation, the following NEGROES: Robin, a squat made fellow, about 5 feet 5 inches high, about 45 years of age, has lost one of his fore teeth, and is a cooper and carpenter by trade. His wife, Nanny, a sensible house wench, about 5 feet 3 inches high, and about 43 years of age. They both speak tolerable good English, have their country marsk on their faces, and are well known in and about Savannah; they went off in February 1783, and carried with them a foolish child of 8 yeasr of age. Esther, a sensible house wench, of a yellow complexion, speaks good English, is about 23 yerars of age and 5 feet 6 inches high; also well known in Savannah, went off in September last. Buck, a sensible fellow, speaks good English, is about 45 yers of age and 5 feet 10 inches high, walks with his right foot much pointed out, went off in February last, and had on a blue jacket and overalls. George, a black fellow, about 22 years of age and 5 feet 8 inches high, rather fat in the face, with small eyes and fat feet, speaks tolerable good English, went off in March last, and had on blue jacket and breeches. A reward of 30 guineas will be pai for Roin, Nanny, and George, or 10 guineas for any one of them, and 5 guineas for each of the other two, with all reasonable charges, on their being delivered to the Warden of the Work-House in Savannah, or to the subscriber on his plantation; with a further reward of 10 gunieas fro each, on proof of his or her being harboured by a white person, and 5 guineas if my a negro. Thomas Johnston. N.B. If any of the above negoes shall come home they shall be forgiven. Hermitage, Little Ogechee, 19th May, 1784.
