| Title | Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Engine No. 4 [Copy 1] |
| Creator | Charleston City Engine Number 4
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| Date | 1864 |
| Source | Charleston Museum Fire Records |
| Contributor | Donated to the Charleston Museum by Charles Pequette, 1925 |
| Subject | Fire fighters -- 1860-1870
African American fire fighters
Charleston (S.C.). Fire Dept.
Free African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston
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| Description | List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 4, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. See Copy 2 for some additional information missing in this copy. |
| Transcript | Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Engine No. 4
No. Date of Enrollment Names Age Height Eyes Hair Complexion Occupation Residence Remarks
1864 Sept. 8th Burney C. 27 5/8 Gray Dark Lt. Laborer
Boyden J.C. 17 5/- " Lt. " " Nassau St.
Brodie W.S.J. 18 5/- Dark Dark " " Vanderhorst St.
Cambell G. 21 5/7 " " Drk. " Coming St.
Castian T. 23 5/5 " " " Carpenter Meeting St.
Evans S. 28 5/7 " " " Barber Henrietta St.
Eckard J. 16 5/- " " " Segar Maker "
Fordham W. R. 44 5/6 Gray " Lt. Laborer Meeting St.
Ford W. 49 5/8 Drk. " " Cor Elizabeth & Jno. [John St.]
Godfrey J. 27 5/8 " " Drk. Butcher South St.
Holloway B. 22 5/10 Grey " Lt. Laborer College St.
Izard J.V. 37 5/6 Drk. " Drk. Taylor Washington St.
King H. 25 6/- " " Lt. Bricklayer Wall St.
Lee A.B. 15 5/- " " Drk. Laborer Nassau St.
Lord R.S. 42 5/2 Grey " Lt. Butcher Bogard St.
Mushington J.B. 40 5/8 " " " Carpenter Nassau St.
McLeish J. 30 5/6 Drk. " " Carpenter "
McKinly F. 18 5/6 Drk. " " Taylor Coming St.
Marshall I. 17 5/- Drk. " Drk. Laborer Cannon St.
Mason J.F. 32 5/6 Grey " Lt. Butcher South St.
Oliver W.T. 32 5/5 Drk. " Drk. Shoemaker Chapel St.
Patterson J. 25 5/6 Grey " Lt. Carpenter Nassau St.
Perry J. 48 5/6 Drk. " Drk. Butcher Duncan St.
Petray H.A. 16 5/6 Grey " Lt. Laborer Calhoun St.
Purcill W.J. 25 5/6 Drk. " Drk. Carpenter Coming St.
Stoken H. 32 5/6 Grey " Lt. Blacksmith Rose Lane
Smith J. 38 5/2 " " " Shoemaker
Thorne F. 19 5/2 Drk. " Drk. Segar Maker Henrietta St.
Weston J. 17 5/- Grey " " Cabinet Maker Amhurst St.
Wall W. 16 5/2 " " " Blacksmith Calhoun St.
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| Digital Collection | Charleston Firefighters Rosters, 1862-1864
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| Holding Institution | The Charleston Museum
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| Web Site | http://www.charlestonmuseum.org/ |
| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, The Charleston Museum Archives. All rights reserved. For more information contact The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403. |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Low Country
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| Date Digital | 2010-07 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Manuscripts
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| Resource Identifier | 25067d |
