Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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RANAWAY from the plantation of Joseph Vigniaud, situated at
the Portage of Plaquemine, in the Parish of Iberville, a young
mulatto boy named BILL, of the height of about 5 feet, and
and [sic] from 18 to 20 years of age, having a plain face and a
scar on one of his cheeks occasioned by a whip. He speaks English
and French. He had nothing on but a cottonade pantaloon
and a shirt toren [sic] to pieces.—a handsome reward will be
given to whom ever shall bring him back to his master.
October 15.]

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RANAWAY from the plantation of Joseph Vigniaud, situated at the Portage of Plaquemine, in the Parish of Iberville, a young mulatto boy named BILL, of the height of about 5 feet, and and [sic] from 18 to 20 years of age, having a plain face and a scar on one of his cheeks occasioned by a whip. He speaks English and French. He had nothing on but a cottonade pantaloon and a shirt toren [sic] to pieces.—a handsome reward will be given to whom ever shall bring him back to his master. October 15.]

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_13042, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_13042}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }