This article caught my eye while researching the Chambliss clan of Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas. The data transcribed below serves as digital breadcrumbs for those researching the listed enslaved Americans and those who owned them.
Ben, William, Bryant, Wiley, Jim, Albert, George, Cuffey, and Dan
Transcription
RUNAWAYS IN JAIL.
MISSISSIPPI.
WILKINSON COUNTY.
BEN — Belongs to Mrs. Clarissy Davis; black, 5 feet 10 inches high, had common clothes.
WILLIAM –Belongs to Mr. Wilson, of New Orleans; black, 28 years old, 5 feet 8 inches high, very stout, has a pleasant countenance.
BRYANT–Belongs to Mr. Wilson, of New Orleans; black, 28 years old, 5 feet 73/4 inches hight, weighs 170 pounds, has a large broad nose, rather surly when spoken to.
YALLOBUSHA COUNTY.
WILLEY–Belongs to Mr. Levi Davis, near Preston, Miss.; 40 years old, black complexion, 5 feet high, will weigh 145 pounds.
AMITE COUNTY.
JIM–Belongs to Mr. Mc Williams, Thibadeauxville; a griffe, stout made, broad forehead, 26 years old, 5 feet 9 inches high
CLAIBORNE COUNTY.
ALBERT— Belongs to James Flerno, New Orleans; 5 feet 4 inches high, black, good countenance, short built, 21 years old, has a scar about the size of a man’s hand on his right thigh, near the groin.
LOUISIANA.
MADISON PARISH.
GEORGE– Belongs to Samuel Chambliss, near Lake Providence; 5 feet 11 inches high, 28 years old, weighs 180 pounds, no marks discoverable except a small scar upon his forehead.
CUFFEY –Belongs to Wash Griffing, on Bayou Tensas; 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, 20 years old, very black, weighs 125 or 180 pounds, has a scar upon the right arm, between the elbow and shoulder, caused by a burn.
DAN–Belongs to Mr. Joe Regan, Claiborne county, Miss.; 5 feet 8 inches high, no marks.
They Have a Name
In honor of Ben, William, Bryant, Wiley, Jim, Albert, George, Cuffey, and Dan.
They were here, they matter, and they have a name.
