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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Gosport, a journeyman shoemaker falls in love with a 16-year-old negro girl recently brought from America by her mistress. Learning she costs 30l, he sells his 100l estate, travels to London in pursuit after she leaves there, determined to buy her freedom and marry her.
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Gosport, Sept. 5. A journeyman shoemaker of this town having fallen violently in love with a negro girl, of a very genteel person, about 16 years of age, (lately brought by a lady from America) made application to her mistress for consent to marry her, but being informed by the lady that the girl cost her 30l. in the country, and that she could not part with her under that sum, the young fellow set out immediately for the west country where he had a small estate worth 100l. which he converted into cash, and came up last week in quest of his african goddess, when to his surprize, he found she went a day or two before with her mistress to London: this however, instead of retarding, rather invigorated him in his pursuit and he instantly followed her to town with a firm resolution if possible to find her, and pay the ransom desired by her mistress, and dub her Queen of the Crispinian tribe.
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Gosport
Event Date
Sept. 5
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shoemaker sells estate worth 100l to raise 30l ransom and pursues girl to london to buy her freedom.
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A journeyman shoemaker in Gosport falls in love with a 16-year-old negro girl brought from America by her mistress, who refuses to let her marry without payment of 30l, the girl's purchase price. The shoemaker sells his small estate, travels in search, and follows her to London with intent to pay the sum and marry her.