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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07368 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1700-1753 |
| Title | John Bradford to Charles Calvert discussing two runaway slaves |
| Date | 16 October 1725 |
| Author | Bradford, John (d. 1726) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses two runaway slaves that were brought before him and returned to their masters. In part, "This day was brought before me a Runnaway Negro Woman taken up Near the Head of Mr: [Charles] Carrolls Land on the upper Side of Monockasey In Her way to the Shawan Town she was taken at a fire a Little past the Middle of the Night In Company with Her Husband who In the Dark made his Escape..." Writes that the man [possibly a Native American] who brought one of the slaves in was not happy with his reward of 200 pounds of tobacco, and stated he would not leave his family again to bring in a runaway. Asks the governor to have slaveholders increase the award to 600 pounds of tobacco for runaways taken above the Monockasey River. Feels that with this increase, no runaway slaves would reach the Shawan town, a Native American village of the Shawan or Shawnee Indians. "...I am persuaded if the reward was made six hundred pounds of Tobacco not one Negro hereafter would reach the Shawan Town." Appeals to the governor by saying, "...your Excellency hath Shown a greater Concerne than any Governour heretofore In Your Longe and Troublesome Journey unto the Mountains to Treat with the Indians." Dated under old Julian calendar, 8br stood for October. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Runaway Slave Women's History American Indian History Tobacco and Smoking Treaty Diplomacy |
| People | Bradford, John (d. 1726) Baltimore, Charles Calvert, Baron (1699-1751) |
| Place written | Maryland |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Calvert was a British noble and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. John Bradford (d. 1726) was one of the leading men of Prince George's County and came into possession of his estate "Butterwick" in 1715. He eventually rose to the rank of colonel in the militia. Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore, (1699-1751) was the Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland from 1715-1751. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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