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Title
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Sam - VA-CAR19, VA-COO15
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Identifier
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VA-CAR19, VA-COO15
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Source
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Virginia Gazette
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Date
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May 9, 1777
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Enslaver
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William Green
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Events
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1. Self-emancipated from William Green
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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 in Amelia , on the 3d of March last, a negro slave named SAM, about 28 years of age, about 5 feet 7 inches, well made, has a flat nose, large feet, and had on when he went away a Newmarket coat made of lightish coloured brown cloth, also a Virginia cloth jacket, cotton warp, and filled in with yarn, striped yarn breeches, double wove, his shirt cotton and thread; he is a carpenter by trade, and is a good cooper. He can read print, pretends to a deal of religion, has been a good fiddler, an is acquainted with many parts of Virginia . I have a suspicion that some malicious person has given him a pass to travel to North Carolina , or some other parts of North America . I will give 40s. reward for apprehending the said runaway, if taken up in Virginia , 5l. if taken up in any other state, and 6d. a mile for bringing him home, besides all reasonable expenses paid.
WILLIAM GREEN .
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gender
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Male
