 | Edwin Monroe Bacon - History - 1898 - 516 pages
...HERE I.tr.S THE BOOY OF JOHN JACK, A native of Africa, who died March, 1773, Aged about sixty years. Though born in a land of slavery, He was born free....He lived a slave ; Till by his honest though stolen labour ho acquired the source of slavery which gave him his freedom ; though not long before Death,... | |
 | Edwin Monroe Bacon - Boston (Mass.) - 1898 - 440 pages
...done. Here lies the body of JOHN JACK a native of Africa, who died March 1773 aged about sixty years. Though born in a land of slavery, he was born free. Though he lived in a laud of liberty, he lived a slave ; till by his honest though stolen labour he acquired the source... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Digital images - 1899 - 522 pages
...done. Here lies the body of JOHN JACK A native of Africa who died March, 1773, aged about sixty years. Though born in a land of slavery, He was born free. Though he lived in a land of liberty, Hc lived a slave ; Till by his honest though stolen labours, He acquired the source of slavery, " Which... | |
 | 1906 - 372 pages
...done. Here lies the body of JOHN JACK, a native of Africa, who died March, 1773, aged about 60 years. Though born in a land of slavery, he was born free...he lived a slave, till by his honest though stolen labors, he acquired the source of slavery, which gave him his freedom, though not long before death,... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Historic buildings - 1904 - 518 pages
...done. Here lies the body of JOHN JACK A native of Africa who died March, 1773, aged about sixty years. Though born in a land of slavery, He was born free....his honest though stolen labours, He acquired the source of slavery, Which gave him his freedom ; Though not long before Death, the grand tyrant, Gave... | |
 | Alfred Sereno Hudson - Concord (Mass.) - 1904 - 668 pages
...Africa who died March 1773, aged about 60 years. Tho' born in a land of slavery, He was born free. Tho' he lived in a land of liberty, He lived a slave, Till by his honest, tho' stolen, labors, He acquired the source of slavery, Which gave him his freedom ; Tho' not long... | |
 | Alfred Sereno Hudson - Concord (Mass.) - 1904 - 666 pages
...who died March 1773, aged about 60 yeart. • Tho' born in a land of slavery, He was born free. Tho' he lived in a land of liberty, He lived a slave, Till by his honest, tho' stolen, labors, He acquired the source of slavery, Which gave him his freedom ; Tho' not long... | |
 | Josephine Latham Swayne - Concord (Mass.) - 1906 - 438 pages
...Africa, who died March 1773, aged about 60 years. Tho' born in a land of slavery He was born free. Tho' he lived in a land of liberty. He lived a slave. Till by his honest, tho' stolen labors. He acquired the source of slavery. Which gave him his freedom ; Tho' not long before... | |
 | 1910 - 702 pages
...done. Here lies the body of JOHN JACK A nativo of Africa, who died March 1773 aged about sixty years. Though born in a land of slavery, . He was born free....He lived a slave: Till by his honest though stolen labors, He acquired the source of slavery, Which gave him his freedom; Though not long before Death... | |
 | Mary Caroline Crawford - Historic buildings - 1914 - 606 pages
...A native of Africa, who died March 1773 aged about sixty years. Though born in a land of slavery he He was born free Though he lived in a land of liberty...lived a slave. Till by his honest (though stolen) labors He acquired the cause of slavery Which gave him freedom Though not long before Death, the grand... | |
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God wills us free ; — man wills us slaves. I will as God wills ; God's will be done. Here lies the body of JOHN JACK, A native of Africa, who died March, 1773, aged about sixty years. 
