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Slaves, Western Maryland

Runaway - Singleton Key, 3 cent reward, 1855

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THREE CENTS REWARD.

RANAWAY from the subscriber, about the middle of August, a NEGRO BOY named Singleton Key, an indentured apprentice. I forwarn all persons hiring or harboring said runaway, as I will enforce the law to its utmost. The above reward will be given, but no thanks for his delivery. Nov. 21, ’55.—* ABRAHAM MUMMA.

Runaways - Tom Rice, Hiram Sones, Emanuel Robinson, 1855

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RUNAWAYS

WERE committed to the Jail of Washington County, as Runaways, Negroes TOM RICE, HIRAM SONES, and EMANUEL ROBINSON.

TOM is about 21 years of age, 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, and quite black. Had on black coat, blue pants, colored vest, and straw hat—says he is free and belongs to Pennsylvania.
HIRAM, is a bright mulatto, about 15 years old, 5 feet high, had on when committed dark grey cassinet coat and pants, blue vest and black glazed cap. Says he belongs to Pennsylvania.

Runaways in the South and in Washington County, 1855

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Runaway Slaves.

The Richmond Despatch speaks of a pamphlet just published in that vicinity, which estimates that, within the last forty years, 61,662 slaves have escaped from the South, or fifteen hundred annually, and that the total loss is $27,740,800. We have not a doubt that more than one thousand of this number have escaped from our own county, where the losses have been heavier, in proportion to the slave population, than in any other part of the South.

Runaways - Chas & Sarah Johnson, from VA. 1854

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Runaways.

WAS committed to the Jail of Washington County, on the 19th August inst., a Negro Man who calls himself CHAS. JOHNSON, alias SANDY WELCOME. He is about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, stout made, of a dark copper complexion, and about 32 years of age, had on a pair of dark mixed sattinett pants, black cloth coat and drab linsey over-coat and says he belongs to Miss Grady of Snicker's Ferry, VA-