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John Dunbar (abt. 1812)

John Dunbar
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

US Black Heritage Project
John Dunbar is a part of US Black heritage.

John Dunbar was born about 1812 or 1813.

He was kidnapped in 1823 by Patrick Picket and is believed to have been sold into slavery.

By June 1828, Mayor Watson had to shut down most of his efforts of rescue and wrote that he had

deeply to regret that the hopes I at one time strongly entertained of the restoration of most of the unfortunate victims, are now entirely prostrate, and there is the strongest probability that they are doomed to slavery for Life.[1]

John Dunbar had not yet been located.

Description

"a black boy, or very dark mulatto"[2]

Timeline

WhenAgeWho and WhatWhere
1812 or 1813[2]John Dunbar born[2]
15 Aug 1823[3][2]15 or 16John Dunbar indentured to Patrick Picket[3][2]Philadelphia[3][2], Pennsylvania
Sep 1823[2]15 or 16Patrick Picket left for a farm in the interior of Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Grey, John Dunbar, John Williams, and Jane Victoire were not seen after this date[2]
Philadelphia[2], Pennsylvania
15 Feb 1827[3]19 or 20Margaret Dunbar gave a deposition in the John Dunbar, Benjamin Grey, and Jane Victoire cases[3]Philadelphia[3], Pennsylvania
15 Feb 1827[3]19 or 20James Perkins gave a deposition in the John Dunbar, Benjamin Grey, and Jane Victoire cases[3]Philadelphia[3], Pennsylvania
15 Feb 1827[3]19 or 20Charles Miffen gave a deposition in the John Dunbar, Benjamin Grey, and Jane Victoire cases[3]Philadelphia[3], Pennsylvania
20 Apr 1827[2]19 or 20Joseph Watson wrote a letter to Philip Hickey with information about James Daily and others who were believed to be kidnapped by Patrick Picket and his wife, Emelia (John Williams, Benjamin Grey, John Dunbar, and Jane Victoire)[2]Philadelphia[2], Pennsylvania

Sources

  1. Mayor Joseph Watson Proclamation, June 17, 1828
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Letter from Joseph Watson to Philip Hickey, April 20, 1827
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 List of documents in the possession of Samuel P. Garrigues, November 3, 1827

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