The Geography of Slavery

Virginia Gazette and Weekly Advertiser (Nicolson),
Richmond, December 10, 1785.

COMMITTED to the jail of Elizabeth city county, (Hampton) a negro fellow who calls himself by the name of DICK GARRISON, and says he is free, pretends to speak a little of the Dutch and French languages. He is a small black fellow, pitted with the small pox, a little bow-legged, and says he was brought up to cookery, his back is much scar'd by whipping; has divers wearing apparel with him, and has a wife with him a very likely mulatto, about twenty years old, by the name of Fanny, who says she belonged to one Will. Scott, who formerly lived in Manchester; the owners are desired to take them away, and pay charges to JOHN SEYMOUR, D. Sheriff.

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