The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916Various
History
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916
Various
African Americans -- Periodicals
Also Hercules from Chehaw in the month of February 1797. He is about five
feet eight or nine inches high, stout and well made, SPEAKS GOOD ENGLISH,
is about 36 years old, has remarkable thick lips, and has a small
impediment in his speech when frightened, and of a yellowish complexion.
The above Negroes are harboured on the Ashley river, where Tom and Hercules
had been for three years past, and are now between Wappoo-cut and Ashley
ferry.
One Hundred dollars will be paid on conviction of a white person taking or
having taken Tom's irons off, and twenty if by a Negro. Also fifty dollars
will be paid on delivery of him to the master of the work house; fifty
dollars will also be paid on delivery of Cyrus, and one hundred for
Hercules; and a further reward of two hundred dollars will be paid on
conviction of their being harboured by a white person.
February 15,
ARTHUR HUGHES.
_The City Gazette and Daily Advertiser_, March 5, 1800.
RAN-away from the subscribed on the 6th of July, a Negro man named PETER,
formerly the property of Dr. Guion. He is very black and SPEAKS GOOD
ENGLISH. He is about forty-five years of age, and has a free wife in this
town, at whose house I have reason to suppose he is harboured. As he is
well known in Newbern I need not describe him more particularly.
I will give a reward of Ten Dollars to any person who will deliver him to
Mr. Dudley, the gaoler, or to the subscriber. All person are forwarned from
harbouring or employing said fellow at their peril.
THOMAS CURTIS.
August 8.
_The Newbern Gazette_, Aug. 15, 1800.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD
Absented himself from the Subscriber on Friday, his Waiting Man, named
YORK, well known in Charleston, as he has been accustomed to drive a
carriage and worked out the last year. He is a likely fellow, of a dark
complexion, about five feet ten inches high, of a thin visage, about
twenty-seven years of age, SPEAKS VERY PROPER, and may pass for a freeman.
He had on when he went away, oznaburg overalls and a white shirt, with a
brown negro cloth coat, and corduroy waistcoat, faced with green on the
pockets, also a blue surtoutt, lined with green boise.
All masters of vessels are requested not to carry him off the State; and a
reward of Twenty Dollars will be given to any person who will deliver him
to the Master of the Work-house, or to
THOMAS WARING.
August 3.
_City Gazette and Daily Advertiser_ (Charleston, S.C.), Aug. 18, 1800.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
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