Tony-NC-WAIT3

Title: Tony-NC-WAIT3
Identifier: NC-WAIT3
Subject: African Americans--History--To 1863
Source: Edenton State of North Carolina General Advertiser
Date: July 2, 1789
Trade: waiter, ploughman
Enslaver: Bejamin Sheppered
Events: 1. Passed for a free man. 2. Self-emancipated from ENSLAVER Benjamin Shppered.
Home Location: Dobbs County, NC
Item Type: Advertisement
Notes: This craftsperson is also found in the following collections: waiter,ploughman.
Transcription: Twenty Pounds Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber, in Dobbs county, North-Carolina, on the 22d of May last,a Negro man named BEN; he is a very likely well made fellow,very active,about six feet high,of a yellow complexion, shews the marks of the small-pox very plainly, has,by some accident, lost a small part of one of his ears, his great toe,I believe on the right foot,turns back inwardly.He is a excellent waiter, understands the care of horses, and waggoning, and is a remarkable good ploughman.He took with him a variety of cloaths, and occasionally dresses very neat. It is expected he will pass for a free man, and privately leave the state. Whoever will apprehend said slave, and secure him so that I get him again, shall receive the above reward,with all reasonable expences. Bejamin Shepperd June 2, 1789.
gender: male