June 29, 1803.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
RAN AWAY from Mocho plantation, in St. Elizabeth, five
weeks ago, a Negro Man named BEN, but goes by the name of
NEEDHAM amongst the negroes; he is a creole, about 5 feet
5 or 6 inches high, yellow complexion, has a high stomach,
walks with his head on one side, as if his back had been broke;
he is supposed to be in Spanish-Town, where he has a father
called Ned Freeman, who passes as free, and is said to have a
Mountain; he is also related to Bessy Francis, a black woman,
who keeps a lodging-house on said Town. Two Pounds Fifteen
Shillings will be given to any person for lodging said negro in
any gaol or workhouse; and the above reward, on proving to
conviction by whom he is harboured or concealed, on application
to
JAMES ROBERTSON.