Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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RANAWAY by going from Bonnet Carré to La Fourche, a mulatto
named JOSEPH, aged from 20 to 22 years, 5 feet two
inches high, a taylor by trade, speaking French and Spanish,
having on his side a large scar occasioned by the effect of the
canting wheel of a cotton gin, by which he was seized. The
charges of capture will be given to whomever may stop him
and bring him back to his master Mr. Bayon at La Fourche, or
lodge him in any Jail of this state.
May 17.

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RANAWAY by going from Bonnet Carré to La Fourche, a mulatto named JOSEPH, aged from 20 to 22 years, 5 feet two inches high, a taylor by trade, speaking French and Spanish, having on his side a large scar occasioned by the effect of the canting wheel of a cotton gin, by which he was seized. The charges of capture will be given to whomever may stop him and bring him back to his master Mr. Bayon at La Fourche, or lodge him in any Jail of this state. May 17.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_13026, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_13026}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }