Georgetown estate sale and notices in eighteenth century ad
Auction of a 16 year old enslaved boy in Georgetown at Market House on July 18 with bond on interest or cash option. estate debts and executors named for Jonas G Du Pre. consignment goods at Du Pre’s Cash Store. Brown ad for claims on Esther Ramsert estate. Francis Marshall sells medical supplies and imported goods in Georgetown with cash terms and 500 wt London Salt Petre received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius du Pre
Georgetown
Hutchinson
V. M
du Pre
Lee
Harthhorn
London
Francis Marshall
Reward for Two Missing Negro Fellows Jones and Jack
Ten dollars reward offered for two enslaved men missing from Ro beson county North Carolina on the 4th instant. Jones about 30, 5 ft 5 or 6 in, clumsy build with downturned look. Jack about 20, lighter, right arm shorter, marks on face. Jack was bought in Fayetteville January last. previously owned by Patrick Donnelly of Georgetown. Reward plus fifty dollars for proof of harboring by a free person. Millville May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber’s Mill Plantation
Robeson County
North Carolina
Jones
Jage
Jack
Stephen Beck
Fayetteville
Patrick Donnelly
Georgetown
Lumberton
Cotton Gin Maker No 89 Advertises Saw Gins and Mills
I SYMONDS operating as a cotton gin maker in Meeting Street advertises hand and water powered saw gins capable of processing 300 to 400 weight in twelve hours and 600 to 2000 weight with animal or water power. He touts superior thread from his saw gin, lists mills for grinding corn and rice, toll operation for saw gin and grist mill, and accepts orders with prompt service. He seeks workers including a boy and girl ages twelve to fourteen and two blacksmiths, with wages and monthly pay. Application at Georgetown Gazette Printing Office, Charleston May 2%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Gourlay
Or Phan House
Toll
Meetingstreet
N. B
The
Georgetown Gazette
Chayeston
Cotton ginned by a saw gin proves cleaner than roller gin
The subscriber certifies after comparing cotton ginned at Mr. J Symonds home with a saw gin to that passed through a roller gin. The saw gin cotton is cleaner and freer from drift with no difference in staple length. Carding shows little length difference and no knotting, spinning into fine thread as with the roller gin. Charleston, May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Symonds
Eesey
Fugitive Man Named Moses Scott Sought by Authorities
A white male claiming to be Moses Scott, a likely enslaved African American from Maryland, about 5 foot 6 inches tall, wearing new ornaburg overalls and shirt with a white jacket, is travelling northward as he is apprehended. Authorities including William Davidson, Gaolor G, and T. D. are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Scott
Maryland
Ornaburg
William Davidson
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Jonas G. du Prey
Williamsburgh
Corneius du Pre
Arthur Cuningham
Mary DU Pre
James Duffel
Esther Ramsert
Winyaw
C. Brown
Adm’r
Savage Smith & Go
Durham
White Chapel
Castile Sea
Millville
May G
I Symonds
Charleston
Gool
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