Citation - Wochentliche Philadelphische Staats: 1775.07.21

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Index Entry Abraham, Negro drummer in Charleston, implicated in plot to burn town 
Location Charleston 
Citation
WPSB.775.018
21 Jul 1775:12 (713)
Auszug eines Briefs von einem Herrn in Charlestaun, Sud-
Carolina. . . Wir sind hier in ganz bedauerlichen
Umstaenden, die Trummeln werden Tag und Nacht. . . ohne
aufhoeren geruehret. . . [20 lines, description of militia;
and a slave overheard saying she was going to burn down the
town and kill the white residents. Upon examination, she
implicated several free blacks, including] der freye
Abraham, der Trummel-Schlaeger. . . [13 more lines; the
outcome not yet known]


Generic Title Wochentliche Philadelphische Staats 
Date 1775.07.21 
Publisher Miller,Henrich 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1775 
Bibliography B0050512
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