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Griper - COO34

Title

Griper - COO34

Identifier

COO34

Subject

African Americans--History, African Americans--History--To 1863, Artisans, Coopers and cooperage

Source

South Carolina Gazette

Date

February 24, 1767

Trade

Cooper

Gender

Male

Enslaver

Robert Croft

Home

Robert Croft's Plantation on the Santee River

Home Location

Berkeley County, South Carolina

Events

1. Formerly enslaved by Marmaduke Ball
2. Self-emancipated from Robert Croft

Item Type

Advertisement

Transcription

RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on Santee, the first of last January, two negroes, a fellow and wench, named Griper and Grace. Griper is a likely, well made, strong negro, aboudt 5 feet 9 inches high, speaks good English, and is a very good cooper: He went off in a green jacket and breeches. Grace is a stout lusty wench, her remarkable large legs and feet, looking as if they were swelled: She went off in a green gown. They were purchased of Mr. Marmaduke Bell. It is imagined they may make for Augustine, or the back settlements. Whoevever will take up the said negroes, and deliver them to the warden of the workhouse in Charles-Town, or to me at Santee, shall receive forty pounds reward. And one hundred pounds to whoever will discover where they are harboured by a white person, and twenty pounds if by a negro, on conviction of the offender or offenders.

February 19, 1767,
ROBERT CROFT.

Files

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Collection

Coopers

Citation


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