Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Fifty Dollars Reward.
A NEGRO named Frederic, surnamed Paris, ran away from
the plantation of Messrs. Labranche about six weeks ago. He
is about [18 ou 19] years old, 5 feet 4 inches high, full faced,
pretty well made, and speaks only English. As he is by profession
a sailor, he generally keeps on board vessels. All persons
are forbidden to harbour said run-away, and captains are warned
not to take him on board, on penalty of the law.
The above reward will be given to whoever brings back the
said negro to Messrs. Michel Fortier and Son, or lodges him
in jail.
N. B. The said negro was brought to this country by captain Torry from Charleston, about the end of January.
April 11.

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Fifty Dollars Reward. A NEGRO named Frederic, surnamed Paris, ran away from the plantation of Messrs. Labranche about six weeks ago. He is about [18 ou 19] years old, 5 feet 4 inches high, full faced, pretty well made, and speaks only English. As he is by profession a sailor, he generally keeps on board vessels. All persons are forbidden to harbour said run-away, and captains are warned not to take him on board, on penalty of the law. The above reward will be given to whoever brings back the said negro to Messrs. Michel Fortier and Son, or lodges him in jail. N. B. The said negro was brought to this country by captain Torry from Charleston, about the end of January. April 11.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_12510, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_12510}, note = {Accessed 2026-03-31} }