Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Runaway
WAS committed to the prison in the parish of Baton Rouge,
about the beginning of October last, a negro man named TOM
; says he belongs to Peter Cheetham, inkeeper in the town of
Columbia, state of Kentucky. Tom is stout and well made,
about 5 feet 6 inches high, speaks English only, and has a scar
on his forehead, remarkable big feet, and one of his toes on the
left foot much smaller than natural.
The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and take
him away.
W. Wickoff, Jr.
Judge of the Parish of Baton Rouge

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Original Document (French)

Runaway WAS committed to the prison in the parish of Baton Rouge, about the beginning of October last, a negro man named TOM ; says he belongs to Peter Cheetham, inkeeper in the town of Columbia, state of Kentucky. Tom is stout and well made, about 5 feet 6 inches high, speaks English only, and has a scar on his forehead, remarkable big feet, and one of his toes on the left foot much smaller than natural. The owner is requested to prove property, pay charges and take him away. W. Wickoff, Jr. Judge of the Parish of Baton Rouge

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_12684, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_12684}, note = {Accessed 2026-03-31} }