Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

TEN DOLLARS REWARD, Ranaway from my plantation, Black River, ABEL, a country born Negro, about 15 or 16 years old, yellowish complexion, 4 feet 4 or 5 inches high; he had on a round jacket of brown hun- ters cloth turned up with red, much worn, brown cloth jacket and blue cloth pantaloons; supposed to be about Charleston. The above reward will be paid on lodging him in any gaol, or delivering him to the subscriber, or WILLIAM CLARKSON, Charleston. John Reed.