Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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RUNAWAY.—A negro named DICK, from his master’s residence
at New-Yberie, county of Attakapas, on the 18th of last
month ; he is stout and well made, about 5 feet 4 inches high,
speakes [sic] both French and English, has a brand on one
shoulder M. G. A reward of ten dollars with all other reasonable
charges shall be paid to whoever delivers him to his master
(Mr. François Maingonnat at Attakapas) or lodges him in any jail of this territory, or to the subscriber in New-Orleans.
Masters of vessels or others harbouring him, will be prosecuted
with the utmost regour of the law.
CHARLES NORWOOD.
June 15.

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RUNAWAY.—A negro named DICK, from his master’s residence at New-Yberie, county of Attakapas, on the 18th of last month ; he is stout and well made, about 5 feet 4 inches high, speakes [sic] both French and English, has a brand on one shoulder M. G. A reward of ten dollars with all other reasonable charges shall be paid to whoever delivers him to his master (Mr. François Maingonnat at Attakapas) or lodges him in any jail of this territory, or to the subscriber in New-Orleans. Masters of vessels or others harbouring him, will be prosecuted with the utmost regour of the law. CHARLES NORWOOD. June 15.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_12929, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_12929}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }