FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD
RANAWAY from the subscriber’s plantation at Cannes Brulées,
a creole negro named JOSEPH MANDEVILLE, about
35 [33] years of age, five feet five [ten] inches high, having a
broad face [pas d’article], a thick beard [pas d’article], a very
dark complexion [very black, pas de référence à « complexion
»] and broad shoulders [pas de « and »]. The said slave is remarkable
for being one of the first negroes in the country. [and
remarkable as one of the most reasonable slaves in the state.]
The above reward will be given to whomever shall bring him
back to the subscriber, or lodge him in jail. [The above reward
will be paid for securing said negro in jail, or conducting him
to]
BERNARD MARIGNY.
September 17.