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 Royal Gazette April 1781 to January 1782, January to December 1813, July to October 1816, February to October 1822, and February to March 1823.
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
4-1781
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
3-1823
Date of this Version
6-6-2022
Source(s)
Drawn from the copies of the Royal Gazette held by the British Library (1781-1782), and by the American Antiquarian Society (1813, 1816, 1822 and 1823)
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Newman, Simon P., "Runaway Advertisements from Jamaica, 1782, 1813, 1816, 1822, and 1823," - . 52. Philadelphia, PA: McNeil Center for Early American Studies [distributor], 2022. https://repository.upenn.edu
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African History Commons, American Studies Commons, History of Gender Commons, Labor History Commons, Legal Commons, Social History Commons, Women's History Commons
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 Royal Gazette April 1781 to January 1782, January to December 1813, July to October 1816, February to October 1822, and February to March 1823.