Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

Trelawny Workhouse Nov 30, 1814 A PISTOLE REWARD Absconded from the Workhouse Yard, on the night of the 9th inst. a Negro Man, named BILLY, a Creole, about 5 feet 7 inches high, no mark, has lost all his upper front teeth, walks smartly, and is very plausible: He formerly belonged to Mary Gardner, in this town, and was committed to the Workhouse for life, for stealing; since going away, he has been skulking hereabout, making depredations. He was taken out of the chain in consequence of having cut his foot on a broken bottle.