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Title
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Peter - CAR97, COO61
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Identifier
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CAR97, COO61
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Subject
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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters
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Source
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South Carolina Gazette
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Date
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September 11, 1736
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Trade
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Carpenter
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Gender
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Male
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Enslaver
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Roger Saunders
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Home
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Roger Saunders's Plantation on Ashley River
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Home Location
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Ashley River, South Carolina
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Events
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1. Formerly enslaved by Mr. Thomas Elliot sen. (deceased)
2. Self-emancipated from Roger Saunders
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Item Type
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Advertisement
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Transcription
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ON Tuesday the 7th of this Instant eloped from his Master, Roger Saunders, and Indian Slave named Peter, who formerly belong'd to Mr. Thomas Elliot sen. deceased, he is both a Carpenter and Cooper, a short well set middle aged Fellow, limps a little on one of his Legs, and is pretty much pockfretten. Whoever takes up the said Slave and brings him to his said Master at his Plantation on Ashley River, shall have 3 l. reward paid by Roger Saunders. NB. The said Peter generally used to haunt about Long point, Mr. Townsend's and Mr. Pendarvis's Plantations on the Town-Neck.
