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Title	1795, Run away notice for Zack of Franklin, N.Y.
Creator	Barker, Samuel Augustus
Date.Original	1795-10-17
Publisher.Original	Poughkeepsie Journal
Description	Notice dated October 17, 1795 offering a reward for the return of a 20 year old slave named Zack. Zack ran away from Samuel Augustus Barker.
Subject.LCSH	Slaveholders
Subject.TGM	Slavery Fugitive slaves Clippings
Subject.Local	Barker family
Personal Name	Zack (slave of Samuel Augustus Barker) Barker, Samuel Augustus
Location	Franklin - Dutchess County - New York
HRVH Topic	African Americans
Language	eng
Format.Original	newspaper clipping
Resource Type	Text
Source	Poughkeepsie Journal, January 27 1796
Resource Identifier	Jan27_1796_Runaway.jpg
Publisher.Digital	Historic Huguenot Street
Date.Digital	2007
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Exhibit Homepage	http://www.hrvh.org/exhibit/aa07
Digital.Collection	African American Presence in the Hudson Valley
Holding.Institution	Historic Huguenot Street
Contact.Information	Library 88 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-1660 http://www.huguenotstreet.org
Transcript	Runaway from the subscriber on the night of the 14th of October instant, a NEGRO MAN named Jack, about [20] years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, slender built, sprightly walk, has lost the sight of his left eye, born in Connecticut, speaks good English, plays on the fife and German flute, had a fife with him; had on a coat, waistcoat and overalls of light coloured home made bearskin round hat, and shoes; carried with him a new green broad cloth coat, striped cotton waistcoat, fustian overalls, nankeen do [ditto]. two pair brown linen do. white cotton stockings, thread do. several shirts and other clothing. Whoever will take up the said Negro, and send word to the subscriber or secure him in any goal, shall receive Ten Dollars or Twenty Dollars if returned to his master. Samuel Augustus Barker Franklin, county of Dutchess October 17, 1795
Metadata Creator	Stessin-Cohn, Susan

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