List of volunteer firefighters of the city's Hook and Ladder Company, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence.
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Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Hook & Ladder Co.
No. Date of Enrollment Names Age Height Eyes Hair Complexion Occupation Residence Remarks
1 Sept. 8th/64 Broadie, A. 26 5.5 black Black Col'd [Colored] Tailor Vanderhorst St.
April 23d/64 Beemer, J. 42 5.7 " " Blk Fisherman Blackwoods' Alley
Aug't 30/64 Blackwood, D. 33 5.0 " " " Laborer Judith St.
April 23d/64 Dereef, R. 42 5.2 " " " Wood Factor Calhoun St.
July /64 Dunbar, H. 40 5 " " Col'd [Colored] Laborer College St.
Aug't 30/64 Francis, J. 44 5.3 " " " Shoemaker St. Phillip St.
April 23d/64 Haynes, D. 26 5.9 " " " Laborer Mazyck St.
July /64 Johnson, R. 49 5.5 " " Blk Tailor John St.
April 23d/64 Jones, J. 29 5.10 " " Col'd [Colored] Hackdriver Coming St.
April 23d/64 Lazarus, J. 25 5.6 " " Blk Carpenter Spring St.
April 23d/64 Mitchell, W. 41 5.4 " " " Bricklayer St. Phillip St.
April 23d/64 Perenau, W. 26 5.8 " " " Carpenter America St.
April 23d/64 Ryan John 22 5.4 " " Col'd [Colored] Tailor Wall St.
April 23d/64 Ryan Jenney 20 5.4 " " " Hackdriver Wolf St.
April 23d/64 Spencer, H. 20 5.5 " " Blk Laborer Coming St.
April 23d/64 Savage, A. 23 5.6 " " Col'd [Colored] Tailor Society St.
Aug't 30/64 Skriving, W. 27 5.3 " " " Shoemaker " "
April 23d/64 Williams, P. 38 5.4 " " Blk Barber Calhoun St.
Sept. 14/64 Smith, W.C. 33 5.7 " " Col'd [Colored] Laborer Mary St. Transfered from No. 4
" " " Ford, W. 24 5.5 " " Blk Tailor Elizabeth St.
" " " Cross, W. 22 5.10 " " " Laborer Henrietta St.
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