Runaway Ad for Nicholas, Southern Sentinel, April 12, 1856
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Title
Runaway Ad for Nicholas, Southern Sentinel, April 12, 1856
Subject
African-Americans--Louisiana
Description
A runaway advertisement for Nicholas, who said he was owned by Henry Johnson. The ad was placed by jailor Theodore Blanchard in the Plaquemine, Louisiana Southern Sentinel on April 12, 1856.
Henry Johnson was one of the purchasers of the Maryland Jesuit enslaved community (GU272) in 1838, but Nicholas's name does not appear to match any members of the GU272. Nevertheless, the ad sheds light on an instance of resistance by enslaved people in close proximity to the GU272 community in Louisiana.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive thanks Jessica Tilson for providing this document.
Henry Johnson was one of the purchasers of the Maryland Jesuit enslaved community (GU272) in 1838, but Nicholas's name does not appear to match any members of the GU272. Nevertheless, the ad sheds light on an instance of resistance by enslaved people in close proximity to the GU272 community in Louisiana.
The Georgetown Slavery Archive thanks Jessica Tilson for providing this document.
Creator
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive; Chronicling America, Library of Congress
Date
1856-04-12
Contributor
Jessica Tilson, Cooper Wingert, Adam Rothman
Format
PDF
Language
English, French
Type
Newspaper advertisement
Identifier
GSA 454
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Runaway in Jail
[Runaway icon] Was brought to the Jail of this parish a runaway negro boy who calls his name NICHOLAS, and who says he belongs to Hon. Henry Johnson of Bayou Maringouin Said boy is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, - a mulatto, well made, wears a moustache.
The owner will please come forward, pay charges and take him away.
ap12 THEO. BLANCHARD, Jailor
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Marron en Prison
[Runaway icon] Il à été amené à la geole là Plaquemine, Paroisse d’Iberville, un negre marron qui se nomme NICHOLAS, et dit qu’il appartient Hon. Henry Johnson, de Bayou Maringouin. Le dit nègre est agé d’environ 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 7 ou 8 pouces – mulatre.
ap12 THEO. BLANCHARD, Geolier
[Runaway icon] Was brought to the Jail of this parish a runaway negro boy who calls his name NICHOLAS, and who says he belongs to Hon. Henry Johnson of Bayou Maringouin Said boy is about 30 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, - a mulatto, well made, wears a moustache.
The owner will please come forward, pay charges and take him away.
ap12 THEO. BLANCHARD, Jailor
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Marron en Prison
[Runaway icon] Il à été amené à la geole là Plaquemine, Paroisse d’Iberville, un negre marron qui se nomme NICHOLAS, et dit qu’il appartient Hon. Henry Johnson, de Bayou Maringouin. Le dit nègre est agé d’environ 30 ans, taille de 5 pieds 7 ou 8 pouces – mulatre.
ap12 THEO. BLANCHARD, Geolier
Original Format
Newspaper advertisement
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Citation
Georgetown Slavery Archive, “Runaway Ad for Nicholas, Southern Sentinel, April 12, 1856,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/539.