List of volunteer firefighters of city engine number 7, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. This copy is alphabetized, but omits most of the firefighters' full first names.
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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 Atlas, Paris 35 5/10 Black Black Dk Butcher Cannon St
2 Brown, Peter 19 5/4 " " " Laborer Bee St
3 Brown, Robt. 30 5/10 " " " Carpenter Felix St
4 Cotton, Robt. 30 5/ " " " Fisherman South St
5 De Costa, Thos. 39 5/6 Gray Bro Light Tailor Wentworth
6 Fraser, Thos. 24 4/10 Blk Blk Blk Carpenter Elizabeth
7 Griffin, J. 19 5/6 " " Dk Laborer Lucas St
8 Haggard, G. 25 5/5 " " " Porter Elizabeth
9 Hicks, R. 19 5/8 " " " Laborer America
10 Kennedy, J. 18 5/4 " " " " Henrietta
11 Le Grant, John 31 6/ " " " " "
12 Lewis, John 37 5/9 Bro Blk " " Radcliffe "
13 Lawrence, Rob'rt 42 5/7 Blk " " Drayman President
14 Ladie, W'm 30 5/5 Bro Red Light Fisherman America
15 Matthews, S. 24 5/5 Blk Blk " Boilermaker "
16 Mitchell, J. 38 5/5 " " Yellow Carpenter Coming St
17 Moultrie, E. 30 5/6 " " Dk Laborer America
18 Mitchell, Arthur 37 5/8 " " " Cooper Calhoun
19 Matthews, D. 40 6 " " " Tailor America
20 Mustapha, S. 35 5/9 Dk " " Bricklayer Coming
21 Nelson, J. 17 4/6 Blk " " Baker Chapel
22 Pickron, J. 30 5/6 " " " Blacksmith Wentworth
23 Patridge, J. 27 5/2 " " " Fisherman Cedar Court
24 Qush, Jas. 18 4/9 " " " Tailor Pitt St
25 Rhames, F. 24 5/8 " " Bro Drayman Drake
26 Randall, J 25 5/8 Dk " Lt Fisherman Coming St
27 Turpin, J. 20 5/9 Blk " Dk " Elizabeth "
29 Williamson, S. 22 5/7 Bro " Blk Blacksmith America
28 Williamson, N. 27 5/8 " " " " Drake
30 Webb, Augustus 24 5/2 Blk " " Butler Judith
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