In Vestry, Vere, March 29, 1802.
FIFTY POUNDS REWARD.
WHEREAS, on Saturday night the 21st November, 1801, a most
daring rebellious outrage was committed by sundry Negroes,
belonging to Olive-Park estate, named Harry, Sam, Sampson,
Old-Andrew, Billy, George, Blacksmith Harry, Congo-Cudjoe,
Charles-Cuffie, Louis, Venture, Robert, Adam, and John,
on the property and person of Mr. Thomas Goulburn, to whose
house they went, armed with cutlasses and a gun, the door and walls of which they broke down, then beat and chopped the
said Mr. Goulburn, threatening to shoot and kill him; and did
forcibly rescue and take away sunsry Slaves from him, levied
on for Taxes: And whereas it appears, that HARRY and SAM
were the principal ring-leaders in this atrocious offence: The
above reward will be paid to any person who will apprehend,
and safely lodge in any gaol or workhouse in this island, the
said HARRY or SAM; and a reward of Twenty Pounds will be
paid to any person apprehending any of the other Slaves above
mentioned; and as a farther encouragement, application will
be made to the Legislature to obtain the Freedom of any slave
or Slaves who will apprehend, and conduct to a Magistrate,
any of the aforesaid Slaves, so that they may be committed to
gaol.
By Order,
ABRAHAM KEMP, Clk. Vest.