Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. Ranaway from the subscriber, his Negro Boy WILLIAM, yel- low complexion, thin face, spare made, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, barber by trade, 17 or 18 years old. He has been accustomed to waiting about a house, and on gentlemen; has a pleasing countenance, and speaks plain with ease, and properly for a black man--he is a little inkneed, but moves easy.