Tom - TOM1
Title
Tom - TOM1
Subject
Person
Description
Africa-born enslaved man
Name
Tom
Status
Enslaved
Sex
Male
Location or Address
Southampton
Enslaver or Household
Lemuel Peirson (Pierson)
Birthplace
Africa
Misc. Date
1788 - 1789
Biographical Notes
Tom was described as a runaway of between 90 and 100 years of age, about four and a half feet tall, and Africa born. Three and a half years after he escaped, Lemuel Pierson continued to run a newspaper advertisement offering a six pence reward for Tom's return.
Files
Citation
“Tom - TOM1,” Plain Sight Project, accessed December 21, 2024, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1872.