Forty Dollars Reward
WILL be paid for apprehending a negro by the name of Ishman
Keeling ; he absconded on Sunday the 10th inst. He is a
native of Virginia and was brought here by Mr. John F. Miller,
and purchased by me in December 1810. He is about 30 years
of age 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high ; speaks English only ; had on
when he absconded a blue coatee, blue nankeen trowsers, and
boots ; has whiskers which reach nearly to the corner of his
mouth—has lost one of his upper jaw teeth. Any person lodging
the said negro in jail or delivering him to Lieut. Comdt
Patterson, at the Naval Arsenal, will receive the above reward,
and all reasonable expences paid.
JOHN D. HENLY
N.B. All persons […]