| Title | Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Engine No. 10 [Copy 1] |
| Creator | Charleston City Engine Number 10
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| Date | 1863 |
| 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 10, including their names, ages, description, occupation, and residence. |
| Transcript | Descriptive List of Free Negroes Belonging to City Engine No. 10
No. Date of Enrollment Names Age Height Eyes Hair Complexion Occupation Residence Remarks
1 8 Dec 1863 William Eden 38 5 ft 8 in Blk Blk Brown Mill Wright Meeting St
2 John Gordon 48 5 ft 2 in Blk Blk Brown Butcher Hanover St
3 James Gordon 25 5 ft 5 in Brown Brown Light Butcher Mary St
4 Joseph Dereef 25 5 ft 7 in Blk Blk Brown Carter Amherst
5 Richard Lee 26 5 ft 5 in Blk Brown Brown Black Smith Nassau St
6 Peter Frost 34 5 ft 6 in Dark Blk Brown Carpenter America St
7 Edward Francis 27 5 ft 10 in Grey Redish Light Carpenter St. Philip St near Line
8 James Lee 23 5 ft 6 in Dark Blk Brown Butcher America St
9 Robert Nelson 18 5 ft 7 in Blk Dark Brown Black Smith Charlotte St.
10 Oscar Brodie 17 5 ft 5 in Blk Blk Brown Boot Maker Hampden Court
11 Fred Marshall 26 5 ft 6 in Blk Blk Brown Tanner Line St No 68
12 Alfred Castion 18 5 ft 5 in Blk Dark Brown Confectioner Meeting St
13 Eugene Castion 18 5 ft 6 in Blk Blk Brown Segar Maker Meeting St
14 Robert Gordon 46 5 ft 6 in Blk Blk Brown Boot Maker Mary St
15 Thomas Sigwald 24 5 ft 6 in Grey Dark Light Brick Layer Nassau St
16 Josh Wilson 19 5 ft 9 in Dark Brown Brown Black Smith Nassau St
17 Rosiman Desverney 18 5 ft 8 in Grey Brown Brown Laborer Sires Alley
18 Edward Lyons 24 5 ft 8 in Dark Blk Brown Carpenter Spring St near Rut [Rutledge]
19 Francis Baxter 19 5 ft 7 in Brown Blk Brown Black Smith Nassau St
20 John Ford 18 5 ft 3 in Blk Blk Brown Patten Maker Morris St No 64
21 Isaac Taylor 24 5 ft 6 in Brown Blk Brown Carpenter Nassau St
22 James Wilson 29 5 ft 11 in Brown Brown Light Mill Wright Nassau St
23 Joseph Wheeler 18 5 ft 5 in Grey Brown Light Black Smith Line St
24 Edward Wall 18 5 ft 4 in Dark Brown Brown Segar Maker Nassau St
25 Thomas Bennett 18 5 ft 7 in Brown Brown Brown Laborer Coming St
26 Henry Wickman 19 5 ft 4 in Grey Brown Light Barber Meeting St
27 John Martin 36 5 ft 6 in Brown Dark Brown Baker Smith St No 69
28 Henry Carroll 20 5 ft 6 in Dark Blk Light Black Smith Morris St No 64
29 Agustus Carroll 26 5 ft 4 in Grey Red Light Carpenter America St
30 Thomas Small 20 5 ft 4 in Brown Brown Brown Butcher Coming St
31 William Reed 19 5 ft 6 in Dark Brown Light Laborer Coming St
32 John Myers 20 5 ft 9 in Dark Brown Brown Black Smith King St
33 William Dorrell 20 5 ft 10 in Grey Light Light Laborer Wentworth St No 63
34 Francis Lee 20 5 ft 5 in Brown Blk Brown Butcher South St No 9
35 George Mason 18 5 ft 4 in Dark Dark Brown Black Smith Reed St
36 George Wheeler 16 5 ft 5 in Brown Brown Light Baker Line St
37 George Patterson 18 5 ft 3 in Blue Light Light Black Smith King St
38 William Mishew 16 5 ft 2 in Grey Brown Light Baker Coming St No 150
39 Jacob Glover 18 5 ft 4 in Brown Brown Brown Black Smith Nassau St
40 Henry Wood 23 5 ft 7 in Brown Brown Brown Segar Maker Calhoun St
41 Henry Maxwell 23 5 ft 7 in Grey Brown Brown Barber Meeting St 312
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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 | 25067o |
