Runaway Advertisements from Jamaica, 1782, 1813, 1816, 1822, and 1823

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The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
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slavery
resistance
escape
Jamaica
Caribbean
African History
American Studies
History
History of Gender
Labor History
Legal
Social History
Women's History
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Jamaica (Caribbean)
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2022-06-06
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Scholarly Commons, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
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Newspaper advertisements written and published by enslavers seeking the capture and return of enslaved people who had escaped. Published in the Royal Gazette April 1781 to January 1782, January to December 1813, July to October 1816, February to October 1822, and February to March 1823.

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Newspaper advertisements written and published by enslavers seeking the capture and return of enslaved people who had escaped. Published in the Royal Gazette April 1781 to January 1782, January to December 1813, July to October 1816, February to October 1822, and February to March 1823.
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