Abraham - GA-SHOE3

Item

Title
Abraham - GA-SHOE3
Identifier
GA-SHOE3
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Shoemakers
Source
Gazette of the State of Georgia
Date
February 1, 1787
Trade
Shoemaker
gender
Male
Enslaver
Sarah Davenport
Home
Home of Sarah Davenport
events
1. Self-emancipated from Sarah Davenport
Transcription
RUN AWAY from the subscriber on Tuesday the 30th instant, A B R A H A M, A slim fellow, about five feet ten inches high, of a yellowish complexion, a shoemaker by trade, and was formerly the propery of Stephen Millen, Esq. when he went away he had an iron upon his leg as a rewrd for having absented himself from Christmas 'till Sunday last. Any person apprehending him to me in Savannah, shall be handsomely rewarded. SARAH DAVENPORT. January 31, 1787.
Item sets
Shoemakers