Marronnage — Fugitive Slave Advertisements

Committed to Colleton Gaol, On the 4th instant, a likely African Negro Man, supposed to be twenty two years old, and about ve feet six or eight inches high, had on a blue negro cloth round jacket and a white un- der waistcoat, with white negro cloth pantaloons. As well as can be understood, says his name is Luke, he has his country marks on breast and right arm, both of his ears are bored, he cannot tell his master’s name, so as to be understood, but from what he says it is Smith. William Youngblood, S.