The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916Various
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The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916
Various
African Americans -- Periodicals
RUN AWAY FROM FRANCIS MINES, APPOQUINIMY, New Castle county, a servant
woman, named Ann Wainrite: She is short, well-set, fresh coloured, of a
brown complexion, round visage, was brought up in Virginia, speaks good
English and bold. Had on when she went away, a blue linsey-wolsey gown, a
dark brown petticoat, and a Bath bonnet. She hath taken with her a striped
cotton shirt, and some white ones, a drab coloured great coat, a silver
hilted sword, with a broad belt, and a cane; with a considerable parcel of
other goods: Also a large bay pacing horse, roughly trimmed, shod before,
and branded on the near buttock S.R. THERE WENT AWAY WITH HER, A NEGRO
WOMAN belonging to Jannet Balvaird, named Beck; she is lusty strong and
pretty much pock-broken; had on when she went away, a brown linnen gown, a
striped red and white linsey-wolsey petticoat, the red very dull, a coarse
two petticoat, and calico one, with a great piece tore at the bottom, and
stole a black crape gown: Also a bay horse with three white feet, a blaze
down his face, and a new russet hunting saddle. Whoever takes up the above
mentioned women and horses, and secures them, so as they may be had again,
shall have Four Pounds reward and reasonable Charges, paid by
FRANCIS MINES
JANNET BALVAIRD.
_The Pennsylvania Gazette_, Oct. 8, 1747.
RUN AWAY from the subscriber, on Elkridge, in Anne Arundel county,
Maryland, TWO WHITE SERVANTS, AND A NEGRO; one of the servants named John
Wright, a shoemaker by trade, has a red nose, and a crooked finger; Had on,
an ozenbrigs shirt, and breeches of the same, and a dark colour'd coat,
with a large cape. The other a Yorkshire-man, named William Cherryhome, a
stout fellow, with yellowish hair: Had on ozenbrigs shirts and trowsers, a
white fustian coat: they both have hats and shirts. The Negro named Sam, is
a lusty young fellow, with large scars on his breast and back. Whoever
takes up and secures the said servants and Negro, so that they may be had
again, shall have NINE POUNDS, besides what the law allows, paid by
JOHN HAMMOND.
N.B. They were seen coming from Lancaster to Philadelphia.
_The Pennsylvania Gazette_, Aug. 2, 1750.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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