Runaway Slaves advertised in 18th-century Jamaica Newspapers

While there are some gaps in the records because of missing newspapers, there are still a considerable number of advertisements included. One feature of the ads is that many identify the African ethnicity of runaway slaves.

Professor Douglas B. Chambers (and others in his project) transcribed and notated the advertisements and made them available online ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00021144/00001. More information about the project and the ads is available at ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00021144/00001/citation Anthony Wood, currently a PhD in history at the University of Michigan, did most of the hard work of coding. Professor Billy G. Smith checked the results to eliminate mistakes.