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Title
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Bill-NC-COO28, NC-HCAR2
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Identifier
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NC-COO28, NC-HCAR2
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Source
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Carolina Federal Republican
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Date
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August 23, 1817
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gender
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male
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Enslaver
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Enoch Foy
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homeLocation
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Jones County, N.C.
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events
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1. Passed for a free man. 2. Self-emancipated from ENSLAVER Enoch Foy.
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Type
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Advertisement
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Notes
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This craftsperson is also found in the following collections:cooper,house carpenter.
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Transcription
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100 Dollars Reward RUNAWAY from the Subscriber living in Jones County, N.C. on the 16th inst. a mulatto man generally known by the name of yellow BILL; about forty years of age, six feet high, stout and well made, and has a small scar over one of his eyebrows, he is a very artful and ingenious fellow, an excellent cooper, and a tolerable house carpenter.--I have no dobt[sic] but the fellow hath obtained an Indenture or a free pass, by which means he intends to pass as a free man, and try to get out of the State.--I will give an addition of TEN DOLLARS to the above reward to any person apprehending said fellow to procure his free pass, so that I can recognize the hand writing. I will give the above reward of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for him if delivered to me alive, or secured in any Jail in this State, so that I get him, and all reasonable charges paid; or the same sum if killed and his head delivered to me, as said fellow is legally outlawed. All persons are forwarned from harboring, employing or carrying him out of the State, under the penalty of the law. Enoch Foy. Jones County, Aug. 18, 1817.
