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African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Bricklayers

South Carolina Gazette

January 5, 1769

Bricklayer

Male

Dr. Archibald M'Neill

Dr. Archibald M'Neill's Plantation

Dorchester County, South Carolina

1. Formerly enslaved by Samuel Levington Esq
2. Hired out to Mr. Daniel Cannon
3. Hired out to William Roger
4. Self-emancipated from Dr. Archibald M'Neill

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RUN AWAY between three and four mouths ago, a negro fellow named JACK , alias YANKE, speaks preety good English, and is very talkative; he is about five feet high, has a large scar of a wound on his stomach, near one of his sides, has lost some of his fore-teeth, which affects his speech, appears to be about thirty years of age, he to very black, and had on when he went army, a blue negro cloth jacket and breeches; He formerly belonged to Samuel Levington, Esq; deceased, and a well known about Ashepoo and Chehaw, where he formerly lived in his late master's life-time; he is also well known in Charles-Town, having been formerly hired to Mr. Daniel Cannon, and worked for a considerable time as a labourer under William Roger; Bricklayer. Whoever will deliver him to Dr. Archibald M'neillin Dorchester, or to the warden of the work-house in Charles-Town, shall receive FIVE POUND; reward, and all reasonable charges, by applying to either of the subscribers. Any person giving information of his being harboured by a white person, shall receive TWENTY POUNDS, reward, on conviction of the offender, or if harboured by a negro TEN POUNDS reward will be given to the informer, on conviction.

ARCHIBALD M'NEILL.
ALEXANDER FOTHRINGHAM .