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Abraham - GA-SHOE3

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
Enslaver: Sarah Davenport
Events: 1. Self-emancipated from Sarah Davenport
Home: Home of Sarah Davenport
Home Location: Georgia
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.
gender: Male