John, escaped from the James Hood plantation near Florence

Title

Subject

Slavery

Description

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.

Creator

Hood, James

Source

National Banner and Nashville Whig

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

1833-07-04

Contributor

Brian Murphy

Format

PNG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

NBandNW1833Jul4p3.png

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

Enslaved People

Citation

Hood, James, “John, escaped from the James Hood plantation near Florence,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1214.

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