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Apollo - COO38

Title

Apollo - COO38

Identifier

COO38

Subject

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

Source

South Carolina Gazette

Date

April 12, 1773

Trade

Cooper

Gender

Male

Enslaver

Peter Gourdine

Home

Peter Gourdine's Plantation

Home Location

St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina

Events

1. Formerly enslaved by Andrew Lord
2. Self-emancipated from Peter Gourdine

Item Type

Advertisement

Transcription

Run away from the Subscriber, A NEGRO FELLOW, named Apollo, a Porter and Cooper, well known in Charles-Town, lately purchased of Mr. ANDREW LORD; he is very black, strong and thick set, about Five Feet six inches high, about Twenty-five Years old, a little knock-kneed, full Face, with large Lips, and Pitted with the Small-Pox. Whoever delivers him to me at my plantation in St. John's Parish, or to the Warden of the Work-House, shall have FIVE POUNDS paid them, and all reasonable Charges; and whoever gives Information of his being harboured, so as the Fact can be proved, shall receive TEN POUNDS if by a Negro, and if by white People FIFTY POUNDS. PETER GOURDINE.

Files

Apollo - COO38 - SC Gazette 4-12-1773 p2.JPG

Collection

Coopers

Citation


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