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Punishments for runaways in the Spring Plantation accounts

7 Jan 62 Putting on a boot upon Jupiter and Cuffee 4 Mar A brand mark E3 30 April To a large collar for a negro neck Running away was one way of rebelling. Runaways like Jupiter and Cuffee were usually recaptured and punished, by flogging, by working in chains or by chaining 'boots' or wooden blocks to the leg. A brand mark made a runaway easy to identify.

Bristol Record Office BRO AC/WO/16/27/55c (image/tiff)

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Summary

: AC/WO/16/27/55/c part 2.replica

: Bristol Archives

: Spring Plantation Archives e.g. accounts: ‘8 Sep 61 To mend a negro collar and rivet; 7 Jan 62 To mending the eye of collar and prong, Putting in one do. with new rivet, Putting on a boot upon Jupiter and Cuffee; 4 Mar A brand mark E3; 30 April To a large collar for a negro neck’ - PART TWO

Punishments for runaways in the Spring Plantation accounts

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