Runaway Enslaved Man Named Dick
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Title
Runaway Enslaved Man Named Dick
Subject
Florida State University
Enslavement
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Race Relations
Description
Dick ran away and a physical description offers insight into years of physical abuse via his enslavement and forced labor.
Creator
McCardell, WM
Source
Original digital item located in America's Historical Newspapers (The Floridian and Advocate) that can be accessed with an account at lib.fsu.edu
Publisher
Floridian and Advocate
Date
1836-09-10
Contributor
Patterson, Kathryn
Rights
These materials were gathered together as part of an effort between FSU's History Department and FSU's Libraries to assemble materials related to the history of race relations in Tallahassee. The user is responsible for investigating any copyright restrictions on further use of these materials outside this digital collection. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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COMMITED to the jail of Jefferson county a negro man named DICK, says he belongs to Jacob Summerlin and was hired to work on the Rail Road near Tallahassee. The said negro was taken up near Hollomans, on the St. Augustine road, on the 37th inst. As a Runaway, he is 6 feet 1 inch high, has a scar on the right jaw, being burnt by powder. The owner is requested to call, pay all expenses and take him away. WM. McCARDELL.
Jailor.
Aug 29, 1836”
COMMITED to the jail of Jefferson county a negro man named DICK, says he belongs to Jacob Summerlin and was hired to work on the Rail Road near Tallahassee. The said negro was taken up near Hollomans, on the St. Augustine road, on the 37th inst. As a Runaway, he is 6 feet 1 inch high, has a scar on the right jaw, being burnt by powder. The owner is requested to call, pay all expenses and take him away. WM. McCARDELL.
Jailor.
Aug 29, 1836”
Files
Citation
McCardell, WM, “Runaway Enslaved Man Named Dick,” A Community History of Race Relations: Tallahassee & Florida State University , accessed May 3, 2024, https://historyracerelationstlh.omeka.net/items/show/1429.