Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Slaves detained in the Jail of the Parish of Ascension.
BOB, speaks French and pretends to belong to Mr. Ledy, living
three leagues below New-Orleans. JOE says he belongs to Mr.
Arneaud of Baton-Rouge. MITCHEL says he belongs to MR.
Richard Johnson of New-Orleans. LOUIS says he belongs to
Mr. Debin or Hebin of Bayou St. John. NED says he belongs
to Mr. Gurth Violet of Attakapas.
The owners of said slaves are requested to exhibit their titles of
property, and to take them back by paying the charges occasioned
by them, and those of the present advertisement.
WM. H. MEARS,
Sheriff
Agust 31. [sic]

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Slaves detained in the Jail of the Parish of Ascension. BOB, speaks French and pretends to belong to Mr. Ledy, living three leagues below New-Orleans. JOE says he belongs to Mr. Arneaud of Baton-Rouge. MITCHEL says he belongs to MR. Richard Johnson of New-Orleans. LOUIS says he belongs to Mr. Debin or Hebin of Bayou St. John. NED says he belongs to Mr. Gurth Violet of Attakapas. The owners of said slaves are requested to exhibit their titles of property, and to take them back by paying the charges occasioned by them, and those of the present advertisement. WM. H. MEARS, Sheriff Agust 31. [sic]

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_12946, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_12946}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }