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Coff- MA-VIOL7

Title: Coff- MA-VIOL7
Identifier: MA-VIOL7
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source: Boston Gazette
Date: May 21, 1759
Trade: Violinist (musician)
gender: Male
Enslaver: Stephen Deblois and Lewis Deblois
events: 1. Self-emancipated from Stephen and Lewis Deblois
Notes: Compiled from Antonio Bly
Transcription: Ran-away from the Subscribers, two Negroes, one a Boy about 16 Year old, nam’d Coff, with an old Kersey jacket, plays well on the Violin; the other Negro is also nam’d Coff, about 26 Years old, yellow Complecon, both have red Great Coats, and talk good English: Whoever takes up said Negroes, and bring or send them to Boston to their Masters, shall have Three Dollars for each, and all necessary Charges paid, by STEPHEN DEBLOIS, LEWIS DEBLOIS.