The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
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Abstract
Newspaper advertisements written and published by enslavers seeking the capture and return of enslaved people who had escaped. Published in the Barbados Mercury in September to October 1770, and between April 1773 and March 1789, and in the Barbados Gazette between July 1787 and February 1789.
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
9-1770
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
3-1789
Date of this Version
6-6-2022
Source(s)
advertisements located in newspapers held by the American Antiquarian Society
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Newman, Simon P., "Runaway Advertisements from Barbados, 1770 and 1783-89," - . 51. Philadelphia, PA: McNeil Center for Early American Studies [distributor], 2022. https://repository.upenn.edu
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Date Posted: 08 June 2022
Comments
Newspaper advertisements written and published by enslavers seeking the capture and return of enslaved people who had escaped. Published in the Barbados Mercury in September to October 1770, and between April 1773 and March 1789, and in the Barbados Gazette between July 1787 and February 1789.