Kingston, Dec. 28, 1808.
RANAWAY from the Subscriber, the following Negroes, viz.
TOM, alias TOM SEYMOUR, about forty-five years of age,
marked PS, or RS; he has been absent upwards of ten years;
the subscriber has been lately informed that he passes himself
as a free person by the name of JOHN THOMAS, and is employed
breaking horses on a property of Mr. Cousins, in St.
Mary’s.
ROBERTSON, an old Man, with weak eyes, marked the same
as Tom, absent seven years, supposed to be harboured near the
nine Mile-Stone on the Windward road.
SABINA, alias MARY FRANCES, a clean looking woman,
tall and stout, rather long jaws, and may attempt to pass as
a free person, about eighteen months, marked as above, or
IL, well known in the Walk, supposed to be harboured about
Shenton estate, or Williams’ pen; she has a brother named Banoby,
a tailor, in this town, who purchased himself from the
subscriber some time since, to whom she has been seen going
when she comes to this tiwn.
VIOLET, the mother of the above named Sabina, an old Woman,
grey-headed, absent ten months, supposed to be harboured
about Runn [inc] Lane or West-Street, in this city; has
weak eyes.
MIMBA, a negro Woman, the mother of one Francis Miles,
who lives near the nine Mile-Stone, on the Windward Road,
is well known in this town: about five months previous to her
running away, a black woman, named Reynolds, agreed to purchase her for her son, but could not come forward with the
money; it is supposed she is harboured by one of them.
Either of the above Negroes who will deliver themselves up
within one month from this date shall be forgiven, or if either
of their friends will come forward to purchase them they will
be sold. A reward of One Doubloon will be given to any person
who will apprehend and lodge in any Workhouse either of the
three first above named Negroes, and a Pistole each for the
other two, giving the subscriber information thereof, shoud this
advertisement not have the effect expected, no expence will be
spared to discover by whom the said Negroes are harboured
and the utmost rigour of the law will be enforced against the
party offending. A handsome reward will be given to any person
who will give the subscriber any information […inc] the
above names Negroes.
JACOB LINDO.