Cupid - BRIL6

Item

Title
Cupid - BRIL6
Identifier
BRIl6
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Bricklayers
Source
South Carolina Gazette
Date
September 23, 1756
Type
Advertisement
Trade
Bricklayer
gender
Male
Enslaver
Mel (Meller) St. John
Transcription
RUN AWAY the beginning of last June, from my plantation on John's Island, 2 negro men, one named Cupid, a bricklayer by trade, the other named Cuffee, a cooper, both well known in Charles Town and in most parts of the country. Whoever brings one or both to me, or to the workhouse, shall have a reward of 20, for the former and 10 for the latter; and whoever gives notice of their being harboured by any white person, shall have a further reward of 10 if convicted by a white man, or 10 if by a negro. MEL. St JOHN.
Home
Mel St. John's John's Island Plantation
events
1. Self-emancipated from Mel St. John
homeLocation
Johns Island, South Carolina