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Franklin-NC-BLA10, NC-HCAR12

Title: Franklin-NC-BLA10, NC-HCAR12
Identifier: NC-BLA10, NC-HCAR12
Subject: African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, African American blacksmiths
Source: Asheville News
Date: December 12, 1855
Trade: Blacksmith, house carpenter
gender: Male
Enslaver: Dr. A.W. Lynch
events: 1.COMMITTED TO THE JAIL of Buncombe county, N.C. 2. ENSLAVER Dr. A.W. Lynch.
Notes: This craftsperson is also found in the following collections; blacksmith,house carpenter.
Transcription: COMMITTED TO THE JAIL of Buncombe county, N. C., on the 7th instant, a negro boy, who says his name is FRANKLIN, and that he belongs to Dr. A. W. Lynch, of Abbeville District, S. C. Said boy is about 25 years old, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, copper color, and a likely fellow. He says he is a blacksmith and a house carpenter. The owner is hereby notified to come forward, prove his property, pay charges, and take him away; otherwise, he will be dealt with as the law directs. JOHN W. WILSON, Jailor. Asheville, Dec. 13, 1855.
homeLocation: Abbeville, S.C.
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