Committed to the Work-House,
AS RUNAWAYS :
JASPER, says he belongs to Doctor Perry, of the Round O, St
Bartholomew’s Parish ; he is 4 feet 10 ½ inches high, about 30
years old, of a yellow complexion, with thick lips, a dark mark
on the bridge of his nose, and one of his front teeth out.
MAY, an African, cannot tell his owner’s name, he is 5 feet and
one half inch high, about 32 years old, he is pock marked, also
his country marks on his temples and cheeks, and a remarkable
division between his upper front teeth ; has on a blue jacket
and dark cassimere pantaloons, with an old black hat.
WILLIAM, an African, cannot tell his owner’s name, he is 5
feet 1 ½ inch high, about 26 years old, has on a red flannel
shirt, blue jacket, and a blue worsted cap ; his upper front teeth
are filed, and he has a large hole in his left ear.
JACK BROWN, a mulatto, has passed some time for a free
man, was committed by the City Sheriff for non payment of
taxes, and since re committed by James Brown, Esq. S. P. as a
fugitive slave, he having no papers or other means of proving
his freedom — he says he was born in Baltimore, and has been
in this city about 2 years ; he is 5 feet 6 ¼ inches high, about
23 years old.
D. Ward, M. W. H.
September 23.