Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

RUNAWAY NEGROES. 25 Dollars Reward, WILL be given to any person stopping and securing two negroes who ranaway from the undersigned their master, manufacturer of gun powder, now residing on Harang’s plantation about two leagues from the City ; one of these negroes named DICK or RICHARD is from 45 to 48 years of age, 5 feet 2 or 3 inches high ; his skin is of a fine black colour, his hair short and rather greyish, his ears small and remarkably well made, his beard extremely thick, and he has lost his eye teeth under the left nostril, he speaks nothing but English and stutters very much—his face is very pleasing—he has in the white of his left eye a brown spot. He often mentions his being acquainted with the fabrication of the gun-powder since 30 years, and pretends himself to be a distiller and soap manufacturer—He has lived several years at Attakapas or Opelousas, he then belonged to Mr.