Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Runaway Negro in Jail.
AN American negro by the name of JAMES MARSHALL,
borne [sic] in Kentucky, from 20 to 25 years old, five feet four
inches (French measure) high, having lost his right eye, and
having the left leg and foot crippled, wearing a coarse brown
linen shirt, and a pair of black pantaloons, he pretends to belong
to Mr. Moses Moore of Kentucky.
BLAS PUCHE,
Jailer.
August 28.

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Original Document (French)

Runaway Negro in Jail. AN American negro by the name of JAMES MARSHALL, borne [sic] in Kentucky, from 20 to 25 years old, five feet four inches (French measure) high, having lost his right eye, and having the left leg and foot crippled, wearing a coarse brown linen shirt, and a pair of black pantaloons, he pretends to belong to Mr. Moses Moore of Kentucky. BLAS PUCHE, Jailer. August 28.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_12944, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_12944}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }