List of volunteer firefighters of the city's Hook and Ladder Company, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. Some information is missing here, but is contained in Copy 1.
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Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Hook & Ladder Co. - a duplicate
No. Date of Enrollment Names Age Height Eyes Hair Complexion Occupation Residence Remarks
April 23d/64 Brodie, A. 26 5.5 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. " " Calhoun St.
July /64 Dunbar, H. " Col'd [Colored] College St.
Aug't 30/64 Francis, J. 44 5.3 " " Shoemaker St. Phillip St.
April 23d/64 Haynes, D. " " Mazyck St.
July /64 Johnson, R. 49 5.5 " Blk Tailor John St. No. 1
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. No. 45
April 23d/64 Mitchell, W. 41 5.4 " " Bricklayer St. Phillip St.
April 23d/64 Perenau, W. " " 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. " Col'd [Colored] Society St.
Aug't 30/64 Skriving, W. " "
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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