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Scipio Jenkins - CAR56

Title

Scipio Jenkins - CAR56

Identifier

CAR56

Subject

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

Source

State Gazette of South Carolina

Date

April 25, 1785

Trade

Carpenters

Gender

Male

Enslaver

George Pawley Sr.

Home

George Pawley's Plantation at Winyaw

Home Location

Winyaw, Georgetown County, South Carolina

Events

1. Self-emancipated from George Pawley

Item Type

Advertisement

Transcription

Ran Away from the Subscriber, the 21st of March, 1785 TWO NEGROES, viz. one thin black Fellow, about 5 feet and a half high, very sensible, can read & write, his name Scipio, but stiles himself Scipio Jenkins, the other a stout squat made fellow Mustee Fellow, plays the violin, very sensible named Sam, but when he absconded once before, he called himself David Evans; they are both handy fellows at the carpenter's business & speak proper. Whoever apprehends the said Fellows and delivers them to Major John Postell, in Charleston or to the Subscriber at Winyaw, or three guineas for each.

George Pawley, Sen.

Collection

Carpenters

Citation


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