1805 newspaper advertisement: Sales by Auction
‘tabour and pipe, a tambour de basque, a drum,’

Morning Herald (London) - Wednesday 01 May 1805

1807 advertised for 2nd January:
A sale of goods, imported by ship, which included wine, fabrics, haberdashery and musical instruments,
including a pipe and tabor.

Madras Courier - Wednesday 31 December 1806 (India)

1808 newspaper report of a Masked Ball
“ In our paper of last week we gave an account of the various scenes of this splendid entertainment…
merry Savoyards whose lively long and pipe and tabor bespoke them genuine votaries of the Heaven
yelep'd Euphrosyne….”

[ed. Euphrosyne is a goddess of good cheer, joy and mirth.]
Bombay Courier, volume 17 

1808 Private Subscription Masquerade
“…An excellent Group of Bacchanalians & Bashante's supporting a barrel on which was seated the rosy
God of Wine, entered the Room late in the evening, and gave a new and pleasing turn to the attention of all. …
though the procession was so unfortunately dispersed, the merry Bacchanalians continued their progress
with Pipe and Tabor….”

Government Gazette (India) 11 February 1808

1835 newspaper report:

“Pipe and tabor and dancing at festivities in Calcutta”

Bombay Gazette - Wednesday 14 January 1835; copied from the Delhi Gazette, December 17th 1834

1835 newspaper report:

“…he sees no objection to their gratulations of the Baronet with pipe, tabor, dance, and toasting
when assembled by any other person than the chief of Bailiffs….”

Bombay Gazette 14 January 1835

1781 advertisement regarding a 'Run Away'

RUN AWAY, from the Subscriber, a Sambo man, called BILLY, ALIAS WILLIAM HARE
"He has been for several months past in the Governor’s service, and absconded when ordered home.
He blows the French Horn, plays on the Violin, Pipe and Tabor, writes and reads, and is well known
all over the Island, pretends to be free, and has a design of getting off the Island in some of the ships
going with the next Country for England.—Captains and Masters of ships are hereby cautioned against
carrying the above- mentioned fellow off the Island, as the consequences may not only be troublesome
but dangerous.—Whoever will secure him in any of the Jails, or deliver him to the subscriber, shall receive
FIVE POUNDS reward and all reasonable Charges."

SUPPLEMENT TO THE ROYAL GAZETTE. Kingston, 2d February, 1781

1794 advertisement regarding a 'Run Away' (possible taborer)

New-Ground Estate, St. Ann's, Kingston, Jamaica

"RAN AWAY from the Subscriber, a sambo man named SAM, but calls himself SAM RILEY;
plays very well on the fife and drum, and may endeavour to pass for free; he absconded on the
25th ult. and is supposed gone to one of the towns. A reward of Two Pounds Fifteen Shillings
will be paid by delivering him at the above estate, or to Mr. Thomas Bainbridge, St. Ann's Bay. "

Royal Gazette, volume 16

1826 newspaper report on a dance:

"As it was my business to see every thing that could interest me in Jamaica, I accompanied Mr. Matthews to the Bay,
where one of these entertainments took place in the house of a free mulatto woman The music consisted of three fiddles,
a pipe and taber, and a triangle. The dancers, male and female, acquitted themselves famously well, and performed
country-dances and quadrilles quite as well, if not better, than I had ever seen at a country ball in England.”

Royal Gazette of Jamaica - Saturday 03 June 1826

1832 letter to the Editor regarding a visit to Jamaica:

“…we rambled forth, determined to have a dance wherever we might first chance to find a meeting of the kind.
Our ears were soon attracted by the merry tabor and pipe, and, after paying the accustomed admittance money
(generally fifteen shillings), we entered the temporary ball-room…
We returned, made our peace with the ball party, and passed some pleasant hours, by means of the enlivening
tabor and pipe…”

Hereford Times - Saturday 03 November 1832

1779 Kingston newspaper advertisement:

"Stationary Store, WILLIAM AIKMAN, Bookseller & Stationer, King-Street
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF THE BEST STATIONARY, viz.

Vellum for Drum-heads"

Jamaica Mercury and Kingston Weekly Advertiser, volume 1

1818 newspaper advertisement for imported drum heads: Jamaica Royal Gazette of Jamaica - Saturday 17 October 1818

London: 1624

“... Then Sir Thomas Gates, being desirous for to be revenged upon the Indians at Kekowhatan, did go thither
by water with a certain number of men and among the rest a taborer with him being landed, he caused the
taborer to play and dance thereby to allure the Indians to come unto him, the which prevailed. And then espying
a fitting opportunity fell in upon them, put five to the sword, wounded many others, ...”

JAMESTOWN: 1609-10: “STARVING TIME” GEORGE PERCY
A TRUE RELATION of the Proceedings and Occurances of Moment which have happened in Virginia from the Time
Sir Thomas Gates shipwrecked upon the Bermudes anno 1609 until my departure out of the Countrywhich was in anno Domini 1612