Airy-Castle, Nov. 28, 1800.
ABSCONDED from the Subscriber’s Hot-House, on Airy-
Castle Plantation, in St. Andrew’s, early on Monday morning
the 24th instant, Four Fantee New Negroes, about four months
in the country; viz. two Men and two Women; one of the men
named SIMON, and the other HARRIS; women, one named
PHOEBA, and the other CUBA. – Simon had a sore on his
ankle, nearly well; he is of a very black complexion, with his
hair combed back before; about 5 feet 9 inches high, of a thin
make: Harris is about 5 feet 4 inches high, of a yellowish complexion,
rather thin, and husband to Phoeba; who is about 5 feet
[inc] inches high, stout made, of yellowish complexion with some of her country marks on her cheek-bones; had a blister
between her shoulders when absconded, nearly dry: Cuba a
young wench (Simon’s wife, and a relation to Phoeba), of a
black complexion, about 5 feet high; had a sore on the back
part of her leg, and her front teeth rather prominent – The men
had on, when they went away, oznaburgh frocks and trowsers,
with blue baize stocks, and each a covering white blanket: The
women had on oznaburgh frocks and coats, and blue baize
gowns, and striped woollen and thread dorcases, but left their
covering blankets behind them. They told some of their shipmates,
whom they solicited to go with them, they would process
to the sea-side by night, and remain in the bush through
the day, and the first canoe they found by the sea-side, they
would set sail for their country, which they conceived was at
no great distance. From their being very sensible people, and
rather sickly lately, they were not marked. Any person who
will lodge them in any workhouse in this island [inc] shall be
handsonely rewarded.
WM. ROBERTSON.