Runaway Slave.
RAN away from madame widow Roman’s plantation, in the
night of the 24th ultimo, the negro fellow named BILL, aged
about 26 years, of the height of five feet one or two inches,
a long face, reddish skin, large eyes and curled eye lashes,
stamped on the breast J. Roman.— Said negro was born in
the northern states, and speaks English and French.—He had
on a pair of homespun woollen trwosers, a coarse shirt, and a
blanket coat.
Owners or masters of vessels & others are forbidden harboring
said slave, on pain of being prosecuted with all the rigor of the
law.
Parish of St. James, Oct. 26.
S. Roman.
Nov. 1.