Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Runaway negro detained in the Police Jail.
A NEGRO named RICHARD, was committed to prison on the
25th ult. he is about 5 feet 8 inches high, robust, born in Tennessee,
speaks English and says he belongs to Mr. Mulford,
plenter [sic], two leagues above town, on the left bank, from
whom he ran away about a fortnight ago. He has fetters on his
legs, and is dressed in a coarse linen shirt and pantaloons.
BLAS PUCHE,
Jailer.
December 3.

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Original Document (French)

Runaway negro detained in the Police Jail. A NEGRO named RICHARD, was committed to prison on the 25th ult. he is about 5 feet 8 inches high, robust, born in Tennessee, speaks English and says he belongs to Mr. Mulford, plenter [sic], two leagues above town, on the left bank, from whom he ran away about a fortnight ago. He has fetters on his legs, and is dressed in a coarse linen shirt and pantaloons. BLAS PUCHE, Jailer. December 3.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_13054, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_13054}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }