"40 Dollars Reward" Bob and Luke, escaped from the plantation of James Hood
This is a newspaper advertisement announcing that two men had escaped from James Hood's plantation, two miles west of Florence. Bob is described as 5 feet 3 or 4 inches in height, "remarkably stout made, thick short neck, and speaks rough, between 23 and 30 years of age." Luke is desc...
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Photographs, documents, and clippings "40 Dollars Reward" Bob and Luke, escaped from the plantation of James Hood Hood, James (1780-1839) |
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This is a newspaper advertisement announcing that two men had escaped from James Hood's plantation, two miles west of Florence. Bob is described as 5 feet 3 or 4 inches in height, "remarkably stout made, thick short neck, and speaks rough, between 23 and 30 years of age." Luke is described as about the same aged, "knock-need, awkward in his walk and appearance, fully 6 feet high, and stout." The two men were thought to be heading towards Tarborough, North Carolina, where they had been purchased the previous summer. |
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"40 Dollars Reward"
Bob and Luke, escaped from the plantation of James HoodHood, James (1780-1839)Enslaved peopleThis is a newspaper advertisement announcing that two men had escaped from James Hood's plantation, two miles west of Florence. Bob is described as 5 feet 3 or 4 inches in height, "remarkably stout made, thick short neck, and speaks rough, between 23 and 30 years of age." Luke is described as about the same aged, "knock-need, awkward in his walk and appearance, fully 6 feet high, and stout." The two men were thought to be heading towards Tarborough, North Carolina, where they had been purchased the previous summer.Newspapers.comBrian Murphy1819-09-14Still ImagePNGbobandluke.pnghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1026https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/afbe6bf91a746e9651c685e0729bfcc8.png?Expires=1729123200&Signature=ISxSJo--dfodJ6cLp0MQKusJsT5UwVdAuVz-DR6R7rMN7qtvnROawH6TdDZqLF66SzuVTb7RsjZf8%7E6GXB0dLrdMsxoiMNHis7VfoqXkjqyVVrksO5Qbv901gUpXS1w7h-olevB5V2MuQpm3Ck9n4wihLJFh2pf47EAuqwcOI%7EiJP83jaFK%7E6ksmGZqug-5HdZ8P85S3%7E%7E8%7EDHOXgSBAJOM2IQQADkIluXXQIXCcP90rJrzUoq0fTqNV6pHgXSrplJOTrSmbm9YCgOCzrO7sdXGWeBF1mbu-oMh9kFOw6-cROKBM7r2dtaLxIRT2UjEGG1qc5uqf2lg-HDB-2tFqAA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMKnoxville RegisterEnglish |
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"40 Dollars Reward"
Bob and Luke, escaped from the plantation of James Hood |
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"40 Dollars Reward"
Bob and Luke, escaped from the plantation of James Hood |
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