Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

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Committed to the Work-House,
AS Runaways, three AFRICAN SLAVES, viz. SAMPSON,
who appears to be about 20 years old, 5 feet 8 1-2 inches
high.
MOSES, is about 19 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high.
PETER, is about 18 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches high.
The above Negroes have each their country marks from the
breast to the naval, their front teeth filed sharp, have on Jackets
and Trowsers, of White Plains, with white Caps. They say, as
well as they can be understood, the name of their owner is
Finley or Fiddy.
D. Ward, M. W. H.
April 16.

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Committed to the Work-House, AS Runaways, three AFRICAN SLAVES, viz. SAMPSON, who appears to be about 20 years old, 5 feet 8 1-2 inches high. MOSES, is about 19 years of age, 5 feet 3 inches high. PETER, is about 18 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches high. The above Negroes have each their country marks from the breast to the naval, their front teeth filed sharp, have on Jackets and Trowsers, of White Plains, with white Caps. They say, as well as they can be understood, the name of their owner is Finley or Fiddy. D. Ward, M. W. H. April 16.

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@misc{rasin:doc:marronnage_13236, title = {Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Rasin.ai, via Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements}, url = {https://rasin.ai/document/marronnage_13236}, note = {Accessed 2026-04-01} }