Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

Stolen, Strayed, or Runaway, An African BOY, named SHELTY: had on a dark mixture jacket, with black velvet cuffs and belt, dark corduroy overalls, and white Marseilles waistcoat; has a very at nose, and pro- minent mouth, and speaks but little English. A reward of One Hundred Dollars will be given on proof of his being harbored by a white person, Fifty Dollars if by a person of color, of Five Dollars, with all reasonable expences, on his delivery at No. 23, CHURCH-STREET.