Moon - CAR58
Title
Moon - CAR58
Identifier
CAR58
Subject
African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Carpenters
Source
State Gazette of South Carolina
Date
May 5, 1785
Trade
Carpenter
Gender
Male
Enslaver
John Singellton
Home
John Singellton's Plantation
Home Location
Georgetown, South Carolina
Events
1. Self-emancipated from John Singellton
Item Type
Advertisement
Transcription
Run away
From the Subscriber, the following Slaves, viz.
HECTOR of a yellowish complexion absconded when the British troops were in Charlestown, about 5 and a half feet high, about 32 years of age, very artful, and has lately been seen in Charlestown.
Moon, a dark Mulatto, about 5 and one half feet high, between 35 & 40 years of age, a carpenter by trade, plays the violin & well known in the city. He absconded in April, 1784.
Joe about 5 feet high, a cooper by trade, yellowish complexion, very artful, has lost one of his fore teeth, and is about 25 years of age; he has a wife at the plantation of the late Capt. Thomas Tucker in St. Andrew Parish, near Wappoo Cut, where he was lately seen. Five Guineas for each delivered t the Subscriber 15 miles from Georgetown.
John Singellton.
From the Subscriber, the following Slaves, viz.
HECTOR of a yellowish complexion absconded when the British troops were in Charlestown, about 5 and a half feet high, about 32 years of age, very artful, and has lately been seen in Charlestown.
Moon, a dark Mulatto, about 5 and one half feet high, between 35 & 40 years of age, a carpenter by trade, plays the violin & well known in the city. He absconded in April, 1784.
Joe about 5 feet high, a cooper by trade, yellowish complexion, very artful, has lost one of his fore teeth, and is about 25 years of age; he has a wife at the plantation of the late Capt. Thomas Tucker in St. Andrew Parish, near Wappoo Cut, where he was lately seen. Five Guineas for each delivered t the Subscriber 15 miles from Georgetown.
John Singellton.
Collection
Citation
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