"Jimbo"; was: Yumbo

[Baker, John]

An 1839 case quotes a will that mentions a slave named Jimbo.  The will was probated in 1805; the case does not mention when the will was drawn up, or any other information concerning Jimbo in particular.  Magruder v. Stewart's Adm'rs, 4 Howard 204 (Miss. Ct. Err. App. 1839).  The next reference to a "Jimbo" on Westlaw is not until 1911.
 
 
John Baker
 

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From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Jonathan Lighter
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Subject: Re: "Jimbo"; was: Yumbo



I have no ancient periodical access at the moment.  When is "Jimbo" first attested as a nickname?  (There's one in a 1950 movie I can think of.)

  JL

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