Peter, Harry, and Cate: Escaped from the Forks of Cypress Plantation

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Enslaved people

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James Jackson, owner of the Forks of Cypress plantation in Florence, offered a $150 reward for the return of three enslaved people: Peter, described as a "very stout, likely fellow, not very black, rather high cheek bones, fleshy in the face, speaks loud, supposed to be about 25 years old; his clothing were white cotton shirt and pantaloons." Harry: "is of uncommon size, well made, very black, pert and active, from 25 to 30 years of age, had on when he left home, a white cotton shirt and pantaloons." Cate "is a little under the common size, very black, likely and well made, speaks lively, took with her one or two striped cotton coats, about 24 or 25 years of age. They stole a sorrel horse, 14 1/2 hands high."
Jackson suspected that the three might go to North Carolina, from where they were "brought." He further speculated that they might attempt to go to Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois, and if they did, they might be helped by a man named Willis, described by Jackson as a "notorious scoundrel," late enslaved by Peter R. Booker of Columbia, TN. Willis was depicted as "about 6 feet high, very likely, yellow complexion, and stout made."

Creator

Jackson, James (1782-1840)

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The Knoxville Register

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

1821-7-03

Contributor

Brian Murphy

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English

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KnoxvilleRegister1821Jul3p3

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Newspaper

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Enslaved People

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Jackson, James (1782-1840), “Peter, Harry, and Cate: Escaped from the Forks of Cypress Plantation,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 26, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1203.

Peter, Harry, and Cate: Escaped from the Forks of Cypress Plantation

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