Will - CAR6

Item

Title
Will - CAR6
Identifier
CAR6
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters
Source
South Carolina Gazette
Date
May 1, 1742
Trade
Carpenter
Gender
Male
Enslaver
S. Hurst
Home Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Events
1. Formerly Enslaved by Benjamin Whitaker Esq
2. Self-emancipated from S. Hurst
Item Type
Advertisement
Transcription
Run-away about Three Weeks since, a Mulatto Fellow named Will, by Trade a Carpenter, lately belonging to Benjamin Whitaker, Esq; he is well known about Town. Whoever brings him to the Subscriber or to the Work House in Charles Town, shall have a Reward of Ten Pounds from
May 7, 1742
S. Hurst