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1767-Jan.-14

1767-Jan.-14: A series of runaway notices from Cap-Français identified several individuals, including Nannette, a Creole woman branded “GERVAISE” belonging t…

HT-AFAM-1767-000010

1767-Jan.-14: A series of runaway notices from Cap-Français identified several individuals, including Nannette, a Creole woman branded “GERVAISE” belonging to a resident of Limonade. Also listed was a 20-year-old woman of the Congo nation who had only recently arrived in the colony. Urban fugitives like Antoine, a Creole man branded “PIGEOT,” often sought concealment in the busy streets of the colonial capital. These records emphasize that women were as active as men in utilizing flight as a means of defying their enslaved status.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000010 Affiches Américaines, 14 Jan. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000010