Bob - WHEW4, CAR46, SHOE17, TAN8

Item

Title
Bob - WHEW4, CAR46, SHOE17, TAN8
Identifier
WHEW4, CAR46, SHOE17, TAN8
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans
Source
South Carolina Gazette
Date
April 19, 1774
Notes
This craftsperson is also found in the following collections: Tanner, Carpenter, Shoemaker
Type
Advertisement
Trade
Wheelwright, Tanner, Carpenter, Shoemaker
gender
Male
Enslaver
Robert Johnston
Transcription
St. Thomas's Parish, April 12, 1774.
ABSENTED himself from the Subscriber, on Saturday the 9th Instant, BOB a Mulatto Fellow, upwards of 6 Feet high, thin Visage, knock knee'd, a Scar on one of his Legs occasioned by the Cut of an Axe about 45 Years of Age ; he was once the Property of Captain Akin. As he is remarkable artful and ingenious, it is supposed he will endeavour to leave the Province, or get into the back Country, and follow the Business of a Tanner, Shoe maker, Saddler, Carpenter, or Wheelwright: He has Money and Cloaths sufficient to make his Appearance suitable to his Intentions, and it is not improbable but he'll show some Kind of a Pass, which he might have got from some infamous Person. All Persons are hereby cautioned against the said Fellow, and whoever will deliver him to the Warden of the Work house in Charles-Town, or to any of the Country Goals, shall be rewarded agreeable to the Case, by
ROBERT JOHNSTON .
Home
Robert Johnston's house in St. Thomas Parish
events
1. Formerly enslaved by Captain Akin
2. Self-emancipated from Robert Johnston
3. Passed as a free man
homeLocation
St. Thomas Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina