Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

Five Dollars Reward. RANAWAY from the Subscriber, on Friday the 15th instant, a NEGRO BOY, named JAMES, about 14 or 15 years old, thin favoured—had on a sailors blue jacket and trowsers, a check shirt, shoes, and a round sailor’s hat—he speaks broken English, is a great talker, quarrelsome and very artful:—Has been seen very frequently about East and South Bay, without a hat. All Masters of Vessels in particular are cautioned against employing said boy, or shipping him.—The above Reward will be paid to any person who will lodge the said Boy with the Master of the Work-house—and TEN DOLLARS to convict any one that harbours or employ him.