Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Runaway Slaves detained in the Police Jail.
NELSON, a griffon, aged about 15 years, having a long face,
four feet nine inches high English measure, of a stout constitution,
& speaking nothing but English. Said fellow says he belongs
to Mr. Henry Hunt, living a league above bayou Placquemine,
from whence he escaped since Tuesday of last week.
PETER, a griffon, aged about 17 years, a thin and long face,
four feet ten and an half inches high English measure, speaking
nothing but English, and of an ordinary constitution ; says
he belongs to Mr. Danton, living at bayou Placquemine, from
whence he absconded two weeks ago.
Jacques Lamothe,
New Orleans, Oct. 27.

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Runaway Slaves detained in the Police Jail. NELSON, a griffon, aged about 15 years, having a long face, four feet nine inches high English measure, of a stout constitution, & speaking nothing but English. Said fellow says he belongs to Mr. Henry Hunt, living a league above bayou Placquemine, from whence he escaped since Tuesday of last week. PETER, a griffon, aged about 17 years, a thin and long face, four feet ten and an half inches high English measure, speaking nothing but English, and of an ordinary constitution ; says he belongs to Mr. Danton, living at bayou Placquemine, from whence he absconded two weeks ago. Jacques Lamothe, New Orleans, Oct. 27.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_13137, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_13137}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }