Caesar - BRIL4

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

South Carolina Gazette

January 2, 1749

Bricklayer

Male

Samuel Quincy

Charleston, South Carolina

1. Enslaved by Samuel Quincy
2. Hired out to Humphrey Sommers
3. Self-emancipated from Samuel Quincy

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Humphrey Sommers worked as the roof slater for the Pinckney Mansion located at the corner of East Bay and Guignard Streets. According to the Pinckney Papers held at the University of South Carolina South Caroliniana Library, Sommers received payment for his work late 1747. It is possible that Caesar was among those enslaved craftspeople that Sommers brought with him to complete the Pinckney Mansion roof.

RUN-AWAY, a very lusty young negro fellow named Caesar, by trade a bricklayer, lately work'd with Mr. Humphry Sommers in Charlestown; He had on when he went away, an old red coat made of strouds, has a scar on his upper lip, is this country born and speaks good English. Likewise lost some time since, from Elliott's Wharff, a cypress canow about 24 feet long and 4 feet wide; she is branded in several places on the inside with the HILL, and has a new piece in her stern. Whoever delivers the fellow to the warden of the work house shall have 3 1. reward, besides reasonable charges, and the like reward for the canow. Samuel Quincy.