Prosper - BRIL21

BRIL21

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

South-Carolina Gazette and Country Journal

July 4, 1769

Bricklayer

Male

Benjamin Trapier

Benjamin Trapier's plantation in Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown, South Carolina

1. Self-emancipated from Benjamin Trapier

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Prosper is also known as James or John

RUN AWAY from the subscriber, the 30th of June last, a mustee follow, named PROSPER : but calls himself James , and sometimes John , a bricklayer and jobbing carpenter by trade; is about five feet ten inches high, thin visage, a little round shouldered, generally wears a large head of curled hair, has been lately branded in his right chock R, but it now only appears as a scar; had on when he went away a negro cloth jacket turned up with blue, with breeches and boots of the same, and petticoat trowsers, took with him an oznabrug and checked shirt; he has lately been seen in Charles-Town, where he formerly lived, and in which place he is, with good reason, believed to be harboured.— Whoever will apprehend and deliver the said fellow to me at George-Town, to Mr. John Cogdell, Factor, in Charles-Town, or to the warden of the work-house shall receive TWO GUINEAS reward, and reasonable charges.

All masters of vessels and others are cautioned not on entertain or carry the said fellow off the province.

July 1, 1769 .

BENJAMIN TRAPIER.