Runaway Slave Reward Document

Americana

African American, All Americana, Slavery

DATE

Year: 1802

Decade: 1800s

Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Notes: [c. 1800]

A Tennessee slave reward document issued by Augustine Jenkins from Newport, East Tennessee, reading, in part: “Mr. Finley will please pay some attention to securing my Negro Charles…[and] if necessary have him secured in Lexington Jail…write me as soon as possible…I will deposit in the hands of Mr. Stephens…in Lexington fifteen dollars for any person that will put Charles the negroman in Lexington jail that I bought of A. Hunter…the fellow has a scar on his upper lip…”.

ARTISTS

Name: Augustine Jenkins
Type: Author

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