| Title | Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Engine No. 7 [Copy 1] |
| Creator | Charleston City Engine Number 7
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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 7, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. This copy is missing one name due to a tear in the page, but the information is available in the second copy. |
| Transcript | Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Engine No. 7
No. Date of Enrollment Names Age Height Eyes Hair Complexion Occupation Residence Remarks
1 Sept'br. 8th 1864 John Le Grant 31 years 6 ft Black Black Dark Laborer 14 Henrietta St.
2 Paris Atlas 35 5"10 in Black Black Dark Butcher 32 Cannon "
3 John Lewis 37 5"9-1/2" Brown Black Brown Laborer 26 Radcliffe "
4 George Hagood 25 5"5" Black Black Black Porter 7 Elizabeth "
5 Sam Williamson 22 5"7-1/2" Brown Black Brown Blacksmith 8 America "
6 Jacob Turpin 20 5"9-1/2" Black Black Dark Fisherman 8 Elizabeth "
7 Fred Rhames 21 5-1/2" Black Black Brown Drayman 5 Drake "
8 Thos. De Costa 30 5"6" Black Brown Light Tailor 90 Wentworth "
9 Sam Mathews 24 5"5-1/2" Black Black Dark Boiler maker 5 America "
10 Jacob Pickron 30 5"6 Black Black Brown Blacksmith 90 Wentworth "
11 Rob'rt Lawrence 42 5"7" Black Black Black Drayman Cr [corner] President & Palmetto
12 Nelson Williamson 27 5"8" Brown Black Brown Blacksmith 8 Drake "
13 W'm Lodie 30 5"5" Brown Red Light Fisherman 5 America "
14 Jackson Mitchell 38 5"6" Black Black Yellow Carpenter Coming "
15 Edward Moultrie 30 5"6-1/2" Brown Black Dark Laborer 8 America "
16 Peter Brown 19 5"4" Black Black Black Laborer 3 Bee "
17 John Patridge 27 5-1/2" Black Black Black Fisherman 3 Cedar Court
18 Augustus Webb 24 5"2" Black Black Black Butler 9 Judith St
19 Robert Brown 29 5"10 Black Black Black Carpenter 7 Felix "
20 Arthur Mitchell 37 5"8" Black Black Black Cooper Calhoun off Anson
21 James Quash 18 4"9" Black Black Black Tailor 7 Pitt "
22 [Page is torn - possibly Robert Collins]
23 Jacob Griffin 19 5"6" Black Black Dark Laborer Lucas near Palmetto
24 Richard Hicks 19 5"8" Black Black Black Laborer 6 America "
25 David Mathews 40 6" Black Black Black Tailor 7 America "
26 Sam Mustapha 35 5"9" Dark Black Dark Bricklayer 181 Coming "
27 Joseph Randall 25 5"8" Dark Dark Light Fisherman 5 Coming "
28 Thomas Fraser 24 4"10" Black Black Black Carpenter Elizabeth "
29 Joseph Kennedy 18 5"4" Black Black Dark Laborer Radcliffe "
30 John Nelson 17 4"6" Black Black Black Baker Chapel "
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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 | 25067j |
