Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Runaway Negro in Jail.
WAS brought to the police jail on the 6th Sept. last, a negro
named LINDOR of the Congo nation, of the height of five feet
French measure, having several marks of the small pox about
his face, and one of his upper teeth filed sharp. The said negro
when he entered the jail had on a coarse linen shirt and pantaloon,
and pretended to belong to Mr. Manuel Landry, a planter
at Baton Rouge, from whom he had ranaway [sic].
N. GIROD, Mayor.
November 1.

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Runaway Negro in Jail. WAS brought to the police jail on the 6th Sept. last, a negro named LINDOR of the Congo nation, of the height of five feet French measure, having several marks of the small pox about his face, and one of his upper teeth filed sharp. The said negro when he entered the jail had on a coarse linen shirt and pantaloon, and pretended to belong to Mr. Manuel Landry, a planter at Baton Rouge, from whom he had ranaway [sic]. N. GIROD, Mayor. November 1.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_13046, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_13046}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }