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 Gazette of St Jago (Spanish Town), Jamaica, February 1781 to October 1782.
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
2-1781
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
10-1782
Date of this Version
6-6-2022
Source(s)
Advertisements drawn from newspapers in the collections of the American Antiquarian Society.
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Recommended Citation
Newman, Simon P., "Runaway Advertisements from Jamaica, 1781-2," - . 53. 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 Gazette of St Jago (Spanish Town), Jamaica, February 1781 to October 1782.