Absconded,
FROM the ubscriber, nar Dorchester, on the 17th January last,
a NEGRO MAN, named BILLY, about 47 years of age, probably
may be taken for 50, five feet four or five inches high, bald
headed, yellow complexion, a very crafty fellow; he has been
seen since in Mr. John Carr’s[?] employ, of Dorchester, and it
is possible he may be harbored about Dorchester, as he has a
wife at Mr. Carr’s.
A reward of Ten Dollars is offered, if found harboured by a
white person; Five Dollars if harbored by a negro, to be paid
on conviction; and Ten Dollars if apprehended and lodged in
the Work-House in Charleston, or in any of the Gaols of this
state, or delivered to the subscriber near Dorchester, with all
reasonable charges. All persons are cautioned not to harbour
the said fellow; captains and owners of vessels are forewarned
not to carry him off the state; as the law will be put in force to
the utmost.
John Stewart.
St. George’s Parish, February 2.