| Index Entry | Barnes, James, owner of runaway Negro named Ned who plays violin |
| Location | Halifax County |
| Citation | VGW(HU.768.140 10 Nov 1768:41 (912) Run away from the subscriber in Halifax county, North Carolina, last April, a Virginia born Negro many named Ned, about 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high . . . He is a good sawer and hewer, and part of a carpenter, can play on the violin, and will endeavour to impose upon the public and pass for a freeman. . . . [signed] James Barnes. |
| Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) |
| Date | 1768.11.10 |
| Publisher | Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon |
| City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
| Year | 1768 |
| Bibliography | B0048412 |