John, escaped from the James Hood plantation near Florence
This is a newspaper article describing John, an enslaved man who escaped from the James Hood plantation near Florence. John apparently called himself John D. Armis or John Taylor, was a "tolerable" blacksmith, and was about 30 years of age. He took an enslaved woman and child, belonging to...
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| Summary: | This is a newspaper article describing John, an enslaved man who escaped from the James Hood plantation near Florence. John apparently called himself John D. Armis or John Taylor, was a "tolerable" blacksmith, and was about 30 years of age. He took an enslaved woman and child, belonging to Hood's overseer Willis Haywood, with him. |
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