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

South Carolina and American General Gazette

February 26, 1778

Wheelwright

Male

John-Alleyne Walter

South Carolina

1. Self-emancipated John Allenyne Walter

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RUN away from the subscriber, three negro men, all this country born, viz. BRISTOL, CUSH AND GUY : Bris-tol is a wheelwright by trade, about 50 years old, and well known in this State and Georgia ; Cush a sensible, art-ful fellow, speaks good English, about 5 feet 8 inches high, and lusty made; Guy speaks good English, is well made, has a wife at Mrs. Thomas’s plantation, and is supposed to be harboured there by the negroes. Whoever will deliver the above negroes to the subscriber, or the Warden of the Work house in Charlestown, shall receive Ten Pounds cur-rency for each ; and if information can be given of their being harboured by a white person, the informer shall re-ceive One Hundred Pounds currency for each ; and if by a negro Thirty Pounds. All masters of vessels and others are hereby forewarned against carrying them off this State, or employing them in any way whatever, as they will answer the same at their peril.
JOHN-ALLEYNE WALTER