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Title
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Wilson - MS-BRIL3
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Identifier
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MS-BRIL3
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Source
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"Mississippi, Wilkinson County Newspaper Slave Ads, 1823-1849" Woodville Republican
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Date
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August 27, 1836
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gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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George Gordon
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events
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1. Self-emancipated from George Gordon
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Notes
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In "Garrick to McCaleb" Chapter, page 81
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Transcription
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The slave WILSON was com-mitted to the Wilkinson County jail on the 17th; age 21; 5 feet 6 inches tall; spare built; "likely and sprightly appearance;" scar on breast 2-3 inches long; small scars on shoulders; wewaring dove col-ored twilled casimere pantaloons, brown colored figured silk vest and round jacket of small yellow striped gingham— all a good deal worn— and a new cotton shirt; had on him a pass purporting to be written by James Baloo authorizing the boy to hire himself out as a brick layer; Wilson acknowledged he wrote the note himself. Gordon was a bricklayer at Donaldsonville. The sheriff warned the owner that the jail was very insecure and not up to receiving Negroes as a public jail. He warned the owner that his slave could easily escape.
