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John Jea was born in Africa in 1773 near Calabar in the Bight of Biafra.
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The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher (Dodo Press)
(John Jea (1773-? ) was an African-American slave. He was ...)
John Jea (1773-? ) was an African-American slave. He was sold into slavery in New York with his family, where they worked for a Dutch couple, Oliver and Angelika Triehuen. After learning to read the Bible, he was freed and eventually embarked on a journey to Boston, New Orleans, South America, Holland, France, Germany, Ireland and England, where he worked as a preacher. In 1811 he published his autobiography, The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher, along with poems, thus being one of the first African-American poets to have written an autobiography.
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NOTE TO THE READER: This book represents the large print edition of this title. I, JOHN JEA, the subject of this narrative, was born in the town of Old Callabar, in Africa, in the year 1773. My father's name was Hambleton Robert Jea, my mother's name Margaret Jea; they were of poor, but industrious parents. At two years and a half old, I and my father, mother, brothers, and sisters, were stolen, and conveyed to North America, and sold for slaves; we were then sent to New York, the man who purchased us was very cruel, and used us in a manner, almost too shocking to relate; my master and mistress's names were Oliver and Angelika Triebuen, they had seven children--three sons and four daughters; he gave us a very little food or raiment, scarcely enough to satisfy us in any measure whatever; our food was what is called Indian corn pounded or bruised and boiled with water, the same way burgo is made, and about a quart of sour butter-milk poured on it; for one person two quarts of this mixture, and about three ounces of dark bread, per day, the bread was darker than that usually allowed to convicts, and greased over with very indifferent hog's lard; at other times when he was better pleased, he would allow us about half-a-pound of beef for a week, and about half-a-gallon of potatoes; but that was very seldom the case, and yet we esteemed ourselves better used than many of our neighbours.
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He was sold into slavery in New York with his family, where they worked for a Dutch couple, Oliver and Angelika Triebuen. After learning to read the Bible, he was freed and eventually embarked on a journey to Boston, New Orleans, South America, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Ireland and England, where he worked as a preacher. He later published his autobiography along with poems, thus being one of the first African-American poets to have written an autobiography.
His autobiography was only rediscovered in 1983.
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The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea: The African Preacher: Compiled and Written by Himself Large Print Edition
(NOTE TO THE READER: This book represents the large print ...)
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The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, the African Preacher (Dodo Press)
(John Jea (1773-? ) was an African-American slave. He was ...)
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The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea: The African Preacher: Compiled and Written by Himself Large Print Edition
