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We invite you to learn more about 131 individuals who lived on the St. Jones Neck, by selecting a name below to view a specific profile.

Please consult the John Dickinson Plantation Stories project methodology to learn how our researchers are conducting this research or feel free to explore further documentation provided in the Plantation Stories Google Sheet.

Learn About Life on the Plantation. This is... Clem's Story

Currently, the only information available about Clem comes from a runaway advertisement, published in the Delaware Gazette. Clem self-liberated from enslavement in 1790, leaving the Jones Neck of Kent County, DE. William White, who had enslaved Clem, placed a runaway advertisement in the Delaware Gazette offering a six dollar reward for Clem’s capture and return. The same advertisement was published at least four times in the same newspaper, on February 27, March 13, March 20, and March 27 of 1790.

The runaway advertisement described Clem physically as well as the clothing that he went away…

Clem's illustrative portrait
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