A Negro Fellow in Custody.
Was Committed to the Gaol of this County on the 28th day of January last, A stout well set
20 Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber living in Washington County, State of Maryland, between
Sharpsburg and Harper’s Ferry, on Saturday the _____ inst. a Negro man named Dick, with a scar on one of his cheek bones. ___ years of age, about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, had on when he went away a short ______ jacket, a pair of breeches of _____ made ___ a linsey of a _____
Colour, two coarse tow _____ and a fine one, two pair of coarse tow linen trowsers, one ____ ___ of it and nankeen ______ & a high crowned wool hat.
HENRY BOTELER
15 Dollars Reward
16 Dollars Reward.
Four Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, in the 15 instant, a NEGRO BOY, named Charles, 16 or 17 years old; when spoken to has a down look, and speaks rather sharp; had on when he went away a pair of trousers only. He was brought out of Fredericktown gaol the day he ran away. Whoever takes up the said Boy, if in the County, shall receive ______ Dollars reward, or the above reward if taken out of the County, and reasonable charges if brought home, by
JOHN BOOTH
Antietam, Washington County, Aug. 30, 1793
BEN, a Runaway NEGRO BOY,
Six Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY on the 24th ____ , from the subscriber, living in Hager’s Town, A NEGRO BOY, named BEN; he is about 18 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, very black, has a surly down look, and stutters when he speaks; had on when he went away an Oznaburgh shirt and trousers, a corduroy jacket, and an old hat. Whoever secures the said Negro Boy, so that the owner may obtain him again, shall receive the above reward, and all reasonable charges brought home, paid by
REBECCA OWEN
Hagers’s Town, July 12, 1793
Six Dollars Reward.
STOP THE RUNAWAY NEGRO!
Ten Dollars Reward.
A Runaway Negro in Custody
On the 13th instant, was committed to my custody, as a Runaway, a Negro fellow, who calls himself
Douglas, and says he belongs to Messrs. John Woods & Thomas Vaulks, of Franklin County, Virginia-
The said Negro is about five feet six or seven inches high, is a stout well made hearty looking fellow, he has a few small scars in his face, and talks bold. His owners are hereby notified to come & prove their property in him, pay his gaol fees, and take him away.
H. SHRYOCK, Sheriff, Washington County, Maryland.
A Runaway Negro in Custody.
On the 30th day of August last, was committed to my custody, as a Runaway, a Negro fellow, who calls himself Sam—says he belongs to Thomas McCubbin of George Town, Maryland—the said Negro is about 45 years of age, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, he has a scar on his right hand, he says was cut with a broad-axe, his left knee is somewhat stiff, occasioned by a hurt when a boy. His owner is hereby notified to come, prove his property, pay his gaol fee, and take him away.
H. SHRYOCK, Sheriff, Washington County, Maryland
Sept. 6, 1793