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Samuel Niles

Samuel Niles

Samuel Niles is a slave-owning person, who was in Narragansett, Rhode Island in 1705.

RAn away from his Master, Samuel Niles, of Kingston, in Narraganset

  • Runaway
  • October 8, 1705

  • RAn away from his Master, Samuel Niles, of Kingston, in Narraganset; an Indian Man Servant, aged about 26 Years, he is a short and indifferent thick fellow, with a broad flatt Nose, he has had the Small Pox: he has on a grayish Coat, a Castor Hat, Russet coloured Stockings, and old Shoes: Whosoev…

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RAn away from his Master, Samuel Niles, of Kingston, in Narraganset. (1705). In Boston News-Letter. John Campbell; America’s Historical Newspapers. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/readex/doc?p=ARDX&docref=image%2Fv2:1036CD221971FE08@EANX-10566394E5DC350D@2344079-105663950491C015@1-1056639561298AC6 [Stolen Relations project at Brown University.] Courtesy American Antiquarian Society; accessed through Readex/NewsBank

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