Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

COMMITTED TO THE WORK-HOUSE, AS RUNAWAYS, MOSES, who says he belongs to Wm. Riggins, who lives 30 miles beyond Nelson’s Ferry, north side of Santee; has on a round Jacket and pantaloons of homespun, 5 feet 3 inches high, stout made, country born, and appears to be about 25 years old. PETER, who says he belongs to George Eveleigh, who lives about 20 miles beyong Nelson’s Ferry, north side of Santee; has on very ragged homespun clothes, 5 feet 2 inches high, a little hard of hearing, yellowish complexion; says he was born in Virginia, and appears to be about 17 years old.