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Title
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Scipio - SHOE23
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Identifier
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SHOE23
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Shoemakers
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Source
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South Carolina and American General Gazette
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Date
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March 5, 1778
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Trade
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Shoemaker
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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John Abercromby
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Home Location
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South Carolina
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Events
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1. Formerly enslaved by Moses Mitchell
2. Self-emancipated from John Abercromby
3. Passed as a free man
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Transcription
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RUN away from the subscriber about four weeks ago a negro fellow named SCIPIO, a shoemaker by trade, formerly the property of the deceased Mr. Moses Mitchell, can read and write very well, and it is possible he may write a ticket for himself to pass, as he has many acquaintance at Hobcaw, and is supposed to be harboured thereabouts ; he is about 5 1/2 feet high, full faced, and of a yellowish complexion. Whoever will give information of his being harboured by a white person, shall receive Twenty Pounds, and if by a negro Ten Pounds, as I am determined to prosecute them ; and whoever delivers him to the Warden of the Work-house, shall receive Twenty Pounds I forewarn all masters of vessels from carrying him off the State.
JOHN ABERCROMBY.
